Northern olingo
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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),[2] 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,[3] 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.[2] Its specific name honors William More Gabb (1839-1878), who found and collected the first specimen for western science.[4][5]
Northern olingo | |
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in Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Procyonidae |
Genus: | Bassaricyon |
Species: | B. gabbii |
Binomial name | |
Bassaricyon gabbii Allen, 1876 | |
Northern olingo range[2] | |
Synonyms | |
Bassaricyon richardsoni J. A. Allen, 1908 |