Beddard's Olingo

Taxobox
name = Beddard's Olingo
status = LR/nt | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Omnivora
familia = Procyonidae
genus = "Bassaricyon"
species = "B. beddardi"
binomial = "Bassaricyon beddardi"
binomial_authority = (Pocock, 1921)

The Beddard's Olingo, "Bassaricyon beddardi", is an olingo species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Olingos are similar to the kinkajou (genus "Potos"); however, they lack a prehensile tail. Their tails are bushier and have faint black bands, like most other Procyonids. Olingos have a body length of 36–48 cm (14–19 in); the tail is of similar length, being 40–48 cm (16–19 in).

References

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