Sentences with word «olingo»

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.

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.

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.

Unexpectedly, the team's close examination of more than 95 percent of the world's olingo specimens in museums, along with DNA testing and the review of historic field data, revealed existence of the olinguito, a previously undescribed species.

This one took a decade, and was not the project's original goal — completing the first comprehensive study of olingos, several species of tree - living carnivores in the genus Bassaricyon, was.

So many mammals — Geoffrey's Tamarin, numerous Two - toed and Three - toed Sloths, olingo, night monkeys, two opossum species...

Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito.

Described August 15 in ZooKeys, the olinguito weighs just 2 pounds and resides at 5,000 to 9,000 feet above sea level, making the orange - and - brown tree dweller the smallest and highest - venturing of the olingo species.

The first clue came to Helgen from the olinguito's teeth and skull, which were smaller and differently shaped than those of olingos.

It is actually the latest scientifically documented member of the family Procyonidae, which it shares with raccoons, coatis, kinkajous and olingos.

Some nocturnal rain forest creatures you may see in the darkness include bats, raccoons, anteaters, kinkajous, four eyed opossums, olingos, or sloths.

Many people often see mammals like kinkajous, sloths, olingos and monkeys as well as snakes, tarantulas, frogs and amazing insects.