Mountain Cocoa vs Olinguito

Theobroma gileri compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cocoa	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Malvaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Theobroma	Bassaricyon
Species	Theobroma gileri	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cocoa	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia