Olinguito
| Olinguito | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Faimily: | Procyonidae |
| Genus: | Bassaricyon |
| Species: | B. neblina |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassaricyon neblina Helgen, 2013
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The olinguito (/ˌoʊlɪŋˈɡiːtoʊ/ oh-lihn-GEE-toe;[1] / IPA [ˌoʊlɪŋˈɡiːtoʊ]; Bassaricyon neblina), which is Spainyie for "little olingo", is a mammal o the genus Bassaricyon in the faimily Procyonidae (the raccoon faimily). Its discovery was announced on 15 August 2013.[2][3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Borenstein, Seth (15 August 2013). "Adorable New Mammal Species Found 'In Plain Sight'". ABC News. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ Stromberg, Joseph (15 August 2013). "For the First Time in 35 Years, A New Carnivorous Mammal Species is Discovered in the American Continents". Smithsonian Magazine. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ Roland Kays. Press conference at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Livestream (video). 15 August 2013 [1] Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine