Bushy-tailed olingo vs Devil's Bit

Bassaricyon gabbii compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed olingo is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed olingo	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Ruellia
Species	Bassaricyon gabbii	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed olingo

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed olingo	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed olingo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Bushy-tailed olingo

The Bushy-tailed olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii) 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela