Northern Olingo
Bassaricyon gabbii
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Procyonidae
L'Olingo commun (Bassaricyon gabbii), ou Olingo de Gabbi, est l'espèce d'olingo la mieux connue, ainsi que l'espèce type, du genre Bassaricyon, de la famille des Procyonidae. Les olingos se déplacent quelquefois avec les kinkajous, et il arrive souvent que l'on confonde ces deux animaux. Description C'est un animal d'une longueur de 40 à 45 cm pour une queue aussi grande et un poids de 0,9 à 1,5 kg.
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), 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, 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.…
El olingo de cola tupida (Bassaricyon gabbii) es una especie de mamífero carnívoro perteneciente a la familia Procyonidae. Se distribuye en América Central, desde Costa Rica hasta el occidente de Panamá. A lo largo de su rango recibe diferentes nombres: chosna, pericote, cuataquil, cuchumbi, lingo, martilla, olingo de occidente.
Distribution
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