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Olingo

Bassaricyon gabbii J. A. Allen, 1876

Status not recordedmammals

The olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii) is a species in the family Procyonidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh 1.05 kg to 1.25 kg and live up to 25.3 years.

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Quick facts about the olingo

Weight
1.05 kg – 1.25 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.73 years – 25.3 years
Diet
Frugivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
75.3 days
Young per litter or clutch
1
Age at maturity
19.5 months – 21.3 months
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Lifestyle
Arboreal
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the olingo live?

Not recorded

Is the olingo endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the olingo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyProcyonidae
  6. genusBassaricyon
  7. SpeciesBassaricyon gabbii J. A. Allen, 1876

Synonyms Bassaricyon lasius, Bassaricyon pauli, Bassaricyon richardsoni

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Bushy-tailed OlingoEnglish
  • Chiriqui OlingoEnglish
  • Chiriquí OlingoEnglish
  • Gabb's coonEnglish
  • Harris's OlingoEnglish
  • Northern OlingoEnglish
  • أولينغو شماليArabic
  • olingo štíhlýCzech
  • SchlankbärGerman
  • panamanolingoFinnish
  • CataquilFrench
  • אולינגו צפוניHebrew
  • Ecsetfarkú nyestmedveHungarian
  • Olingo comuneItalian
  • フサオオリンゴJapanese
  • 북부올링고Korean
  • BuskhaleolingoNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gabbi's SlankbeerDutch
  • olingo puszystoogonowyPolish
  • Пушистохвостый олингоRussian
  • Kuzey OlingosuTurkish
  • 加氏犬浣熊Chinese
  • olingo severníCzech
  • olingo západníCzech
  • BuschschwanzolingoGerman
  • Mittelamerika-MakibärGerman
  • Mittelamerikanischer MakibärGerman
  • costaricanolingoFinnish
  • Olingo communFrench
  • Olingo de GabbiFrench
  • Bassaricione comuneItalian
  • Olingo di GabbItalian
  • Nordlig OlingoNorwegian Bokmål

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the olingo

Other species in the same genus Bassaricyon.

NT, Near Threatened
Olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina)

Olinguito

Bassaricyon neblina

Procyonidae

CompareOlingo vs OlinguitoOlingo vs Allen's OlingoOlingo vs Panamanian Olingo

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the olingo?

An adult olingo weighs 1.05 kg – 1.25 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the olingo live?

The olingo has a recorded lifespan of 8.73 years – 25.3 years.

How long is the olingo pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 75.3 days.

What kind of animal is the olingo?

The olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii) belongs to the family Procyonidae in the order Carnivora.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/olingo

MLA

“Olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/olingo.

BibTeX
@misc{olingo_2026,
  title = {Olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/olingo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}