Examining museum skins revealed that this new species was also smaller overall with a longer and denser coat; field records showed that it occurred in a unique area of the northern Andes Mountains at 5,000 to 9,000 feet above sea level — elevations much higher than the known species of olingo. (sciencedaily.com)
Helgen's team wanted to understand how many olingo species should be recognized and how these species are distributed — issues that had long been unclear to scientists. (sciencedaily.com)
Smithsonian researchers stumbled upon Bassaricyon neblina, also known as the «olinguito,» while riffling through museum specimens and old field notes in search of information about other members of the Bassaricyon genus — commonly known as olingos. (sciencenews.org)