Hormiguerillo vs Olinguito

Senna multijuga compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Hormiguerillo is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hormiguerillo	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Fabaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Senna	Bassaricyon
Species	Senna multijuga	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Hormiguerillo

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hormiguerillo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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