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Panamanian olingo

Bassaricyon medius Thomas, 1909

Status not recordedmammals

The panamanian olingo (Bassaricyon medius) is a species in the family Procyonidae, order Carnivora.

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Quick facts about the panamanian olingo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the panamanian olingo live?

Not recorded

Is the panamanian 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 panamanian olingo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyProcyonidae
  6. genusBassaricyon
  7. SpeciesBassaricyon medius Thomas, 1909

Synonyms Bassariscyon gabbi

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Western lowland olingoEnglish
  • الأولينغو السهلي الغربيArabic
  • ChocómakibärGerman
  • Olingo del ChocóSpanish
  • Olingo des plaines de l’OuestFrench
  • אולינגו מערביHebrew
  • Nyugati nyestmedveHungarian
  • 서부저지대올링고Korean
  • Vestlig OlingoNorwegian Bokmål
  • Olingo-das-planícies-OcidentaisPortuguese
  • Batı Ova OlingosuTurkish
  • Westlicher MakibärGerman
  • Westlicher Tiefland-MakibärGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the panamanian olingo

Other species in the same genus Bassaricyon.

NT, Near Threatened
Olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina)

Olinguito

Bassaricyon neblina

Procyonidae

ComparePanamanian olingo vs OlinguitoPanamanian olingo vs Northern olingoPanamanian olingo vs Eastern lowland olingo

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the panamanian olingo?

The panamanian olingo (Bassaricyon medius) 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). Panamanian olingo (Bassaricyon medius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/panamanian-olingo

MLA

“Panamanian olingo (Bassaricyon medius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/panamanian-olingo.

BibTeX
@misc{panamanian_olingo_2026,
  title = {Panamanian olingo (Bassaricyon medius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/panamanian-olingo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}