Bassaricyon gabbii

J. A. Allen, 1876

Northern Olingo

Bassaricyon gabbii image
1 / 2
Location:Costa Rica, Puntarenas province, Monteverde, 1450 mDate taken:Jan 1, 1990

Distribution :

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and W Panama

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4673

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Infraorder: Arctoidea
Parvorder: Mustelida
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Bassaricyon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1876-04-18. Description of a new generic type (Bassaricyon) of Procyonidae from Costa Rica. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 28:20-23.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298727

Original name as described

Bassaricyon Gabbii

Type material

USNM:MAMM:A14214 (= USNM:MAMM:12273)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34eb86719-b4ee-4fdf-b5a3-239d1563cc2e

Type locality

Talamanca, Costa Rica.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica · Honduras · Nicaragua · Panama

Taxonomy notes

includes lasius and pauli

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K.M., Pinto, C.M., Kays, R., Helgen, L.E., Tsuchiya, M.T.N., Quinn, A., Wilson, D.E. and Maldonado, J.E. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito. ZooKeys 324:1-83. doi:10.3897/zookeys.324.5827 · Bonvicino, C.R., Cardoso, M.J. and Souza-Gudinho, F. 2026. Insights into the history of olingos, Bassaricyon (Carnivora, Procyonidae) from the Guiana Shield. ZooKeys 1286:97-103. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1286.186604

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005882

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 11 names and synonyms.

Bassaricyon Gabbii

J. A. Allen, 1876

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gabbii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A14214 (= USNM:MAMM:12273)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Costa Rica

Type locality

Costa Rica: 9°25′19″N, 83°12′30″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34eb86719-b4ee-4fdf-b5a3-239d1563cc2e

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26298727

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Allen (1897:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
Hollister (1915:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15692232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14961)
Goldman (1920:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
Goodwin (1946:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Miller & Kellogg (1955:725, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:252, 253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (1993:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
Helgen, Pinto, Kays, Helgen, Tsuchiya, Quinn, Wilson & Maldonado (2013:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15597)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/48637946/45196211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bassaricyon Gabbi:

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gabbi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

608

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306402

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:608, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
Alfaro (1897:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
Trouessart (1904:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Elliot (1905:400, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4466118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20606)
Thomas (1909:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16539)
Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Bassaricyon richardsoni

J. A. Allen, 1908

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28486

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Nicaragua.

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28486

Authority page

662

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046499

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Bassariscyon gabbi:

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gabbi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910350

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Goldman (1912:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/11521)

Bassaricyon gabbii gabbii:

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

gabbii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263268

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Goldman (1920:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
Goodwin (1946:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Miller & Kellogg (1955:725, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bassaricyon lasius

W. P. Harris, 1932

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

lasius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 64104

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Estrella de Cartago, Costa Rica. This locality is six to eight miles south of Cartago near the source of the Rio Estrella, at an altitude of about 4, 500 feet.

Type locality

Costa Rica.

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:427) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Miller & Kellogg (1955:725, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (1993:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Bassaricyon pauli

Enders, 1936

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pauli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 17911

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Panama: 8°55′20″N, 82°42′43″W.

Authority page

365

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Miller & Kellogg (1955:725, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Wozencraft (1993:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Bassaricyon gabbii richardsoni:

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

426

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:426) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
Miller & Kellogg (1955:725, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7670538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
Wozencraft (2005:624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bassaricyon gabbii lasius:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

lasius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

525

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Bassaricyon gabbii pauli:

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

pauli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

525

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

1 more name and synonym available — use the desktop version to see them all.

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.