Bassaricyon neblina

K. M. Helgen, C. M. Pinto, Kays, L. E. Helgen, M. T. N. Tsuchiya, A. Quinn, D. E. Wilson, & Maldonado, 2013

Olinguito

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

Helgen, K.M., Pinto, C.M., Kays, R., Helgen, L.E., Tsuchiya, M.T.N., Quinn, A., Wilson, D.E. and Maldonado, J.E. 2013-08-15. Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito. ZooKeys 324:1-83.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.324.5827

Original name as described

Bassaricyon neblina

Type material

AMNH M-66753

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Las Machinas (c.00° 32' S, 78 °39' W), 2130 m, Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador

Taxonomy notes

recently described

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

Near Threatened

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