The olinguito is a small, tree-dwelling member of the raccoon family found in the cloud forests of the northern Andes in Colombia and Ecuador. It was formally described as a new species only in 2013, after museum specimens long mistaken for its relative the olingo were re-examined, making it the first new carnivore species identified in the Americas in decades. It is nocturnal and largely frugivorous, feeding on fruit and nectar high in the forest canopy, and its restricted cloud-forest habitat is increasingly fragmented by deforestation.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Olinguito (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Olinguito (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Olinguito
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
The specific name neblina is Spanish for fog or mist, referring to the cloud forest habitat of the olinguito.
system (entity description states it plainly, diet)
It was formally described as a new species only in 2013, after museum specimens long mistaken for its relative the olingo were re-examined, making it the first new carnivore species identified in the Americas in decades.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = NT
View the Source2. Olinguito (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q14592562 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
- Child Taxon Of: Procyonidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source Olinguito (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIn Biome: Cloud Forest, Lead section, etymology sentenceQuote, In Biome: Cloud Forest, Lead section, etymology sentence
The specific name neblina is Spanish for fog or mist, referring to the cloud forest habitat of the olinguito.
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