Northern olingo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern olingo lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bassaricyon gabbii
Group	Raccoons, coatis & relatives
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Procyonidae

Where does the northern olingo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern olingo in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Jutaí.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern olingo endangered?

The northern olingo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern olingo?

The northern olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Procyonidae, genus Bassaricyon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern olingo

The northern olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii), also known as the bushy-tailed olingo or, simply, the olingo (due to it being the most common of the species), is an arboreal (tree-dwelling) member of the raccoon family, Procyonidae, which also includes the coatimundis and kinkajou. Native to Central America, it was the first species of olingo to be scientifically described; while it is considered by some authors to be the only "true" olingo species, a review of the genus Bassaricyon had shown there to be a total of four species, two of those now being considered synonymous with the northern olingo. Its specific name honors William More Gabb (1839-1878), who found and collected the first specimen for western science.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern olingo (revision 1380852380), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q918089 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).