Allen's Olingo vs Sweetpotato

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Ipomoea
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Sweetpotato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Olingo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Allen's Olingo

The Allen's Olingo (Bassaricyon alleni) is a species in the genus Bassaricyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia