black-bindweed vs Olinguito

Dioscorea communis compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Dioscorea	Bassaricyon
Species	Dioscorea communis	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.