Bushy-tailed olingo vs Mountain yam

Bassaricyon gabbii compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bushy-tailed olingo is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed olingo	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Dioscorea
Species	Bassaricyon gabbii	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed olingo

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed olingo	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.