Olinguito vs toothcup

Bassaricyon neblina compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Olinguito is Near Threatened while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olinguito	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Lythraceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Ammannia
Species	Bassaricyon neblina	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olinguito	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador