Light Red Meranti vs Olinguito

Shorea lepidota compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Shorea	Bassaricyon
Species	Shorea lepidota	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.