Olinguito

Olinguito
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Bassaricyon
Species:
B. neblina
Binomial name
Bassaricyon neblina
Helgen, Pinto, Kays, Helgen, Tsuchiya, Quinn, Wilson & Maldonado, 2013[2]

The olinguito /oʊlɪŋˈɡiːtoʊ/[3] (Bassaricyon neblina) is a mammal of the raccoon family Procyonidae that lives in montane forests in the Andes of western Colombia and Ecuador. It was classified as belonging to a new species in 2013. The specific name neblina is Spanish for fog or mist, referring to the cloud forest habitat of the olinguito.[2]

On 22 May 2014, the International Institute for Species Exploration declared the olinguito as one of the "Top 10 New Species of 2014" among species discovered in 2013. It is the first new carnivoran mammal described in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years.[4][5]

  1. ^ Helgen, K.; Kays, R.; Pinto, C.; Schipper, J.; González-Maya, J.F. (2020). "Bassaricyon neblina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T48637280A166523067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T48637280A166523067.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Helgen2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Borenstein2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Clean Room Microbes: Alien Invaders? Top 10 New Species of 2014". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Top 10 New Species of 2013 Announced". Sci-News.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.