Allen's Olingo is a small, arboreal procyonid of tropical forests in Central America and Colombia, sometimes entering southern Mexico. It has a long, non-prehensile bushy tail and large eyes for nocturnal foraging in the forest canopy. Olingos are primarily frugivorous and are important seed dispersers in wet tropical forests.
Habitat
Tropical rainforests of Central America and southern Mexico
Diet
Fruit, nectar, insects, and small vertebrates
How common
Very rare
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