Olinguito: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the olinguito live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the olinguito in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Ecuador, Colombia.

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 olinguito endangered?

The olinguito’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the olinguito?

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

About the olinguito

The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) is a mammal of the raccoon family Procyonidae that lives in montane forests in the Andes of western Colombia and Ecuador. It was classified as belonging to a new species in 2013. The specific name neblina is Spanish for fog or mist, referring to the cloud forest habitat of the olinguito.

On 22 May 2014, the International Institute for Species Exploration declared the olinguito as one of the "Top 10 New Species of 2014" among species discovered in 2013. It is the first new carnivoran mammal described in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Olinguito (revision 1354668193), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q14592562 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).