Bassaricyon alleni

O. Thomas, 1880

Eastern Lowland Olingo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Procyonidae
Genus : Bassaricyon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1880-10. On mammals from Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880(3):393-403.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522567

Original name as described

Bassaricyon alleni

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1880.5.6.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/416842eb-81d9-4a85-8dfb-39f271cb19c7

Type locality

Sarayacu, on the Bobonasa river, Upper Pastasa river [Ecuador].

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

previously included B. medius and includes beddardi

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K. M., Pinto, C. M., Kays, R. W., Helgen, L. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Quinn, A., ... & Maldonado, J. E. (2013). Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito. Pensoft.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005881

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Bassaricyon alleni

O. Thomas, 1880

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.5.6.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/416842eb-81d9-4a85-8dfb-39f271cb19c7

Authority page

397

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28522567

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Sclater (1895:521, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30983516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69422)
  2. Thomas (1909:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16539)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Wozencraft (1993:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  7. Anderson (1997:349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  8. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  9. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48637566/45215534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bassaricyon beddardi

Pocock, 1921

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

beddardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626650

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Wozencraft (1993:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Bassaricyon medius siccatus

O. Thomas, 1927

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

siccatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1927.5.3.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/046e2bf1-0a61-46ad-a936-94953c8043a8

Authority page

80

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Bassaricyon alleni alleni

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

525

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

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