Bassaricyon medius
O. Thomas, 1909
Western 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1909-09-01. Notes on some South-American mammals, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)4(21):230-242.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097612Original name as described
Bassaricyon medius
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1909.7.17.10
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3d94988-2832-42a0-8102-ab76aad62e3cType locality
Jiménez, 2400 ft, mountains inland of Chocó, W Colombia.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Panama · Colombia · Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
split from B. alleni
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
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