olingo
(ɒˈlɪŋəʊ)
[Amer. Sp., f. native name.]
A small, nocturnal mammal of the genus Bassaricyon, belonging to the family Procyonidæ, native to forest regions of Central and South America, and distinguished from the kinkajou by a straight tail which is not prehensile.
| 1920 E. A. Goldman in Smithsonian Misc. Coll. LXIX. No. 5. 155 (heading) Bassaricyon gabbii gabbii Allen. Bushy-tailed Olingo. 1964 L. S. Crandall Managem. Wild Mammals in Captivity 314 Closely allied to the kinkajou and apparently often confused with it is the olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii). Ibid. 315 The olingo is a grayer brown, over-all, than most kinkajous, with pale gray face and noticeably longer and more pointed muzzle. Its most obvious character is the long tail, which is very faintly ringed, somewhat bushy, and non-prehensile. 1965 D. Morris Mammals 278 Allen's Olingo bears a strong resemblance to the Kinkajou... Where the two species do differ, the Olingo is always the more primitive. 1975 City Press 4 Sept. 16/3 Who would suspect that the City has anything to do with 18,985 rats, 1,110 baboons, 10 anteaters and an olingo? |