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olingo
📅 Updated:2026-05-01
🕒 Created:2026-05-01
🆔 ID:101361
Description
Bassaricyon, informally referred to as olingos, are a genus consisting of small, nocturnal and arboreal (tree-dwelling) mammals, who are procyonids, relatives of the raccoon. They are natives of Central and South American tropical rainforests.
They closely resemble the kinkajou, which is also a procyonid, but they do not have prehensile tails and extrudable tongues. In addition, their muzzles are bigger and they possess skunk-like anal scent glands, which are used as a self-defense mechanism.
Members of the olingo family include:
