Diagnosis.

Helgen

Kristofer M.

Pinto

C. Miguel

Kays

Roland

Helgen

Lauren E.

Tsuchiya

Mirian T. N.

Quinn

Aleta

Wilson

Don E.

Maldonado

Jesús E.

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

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Bassaricyon

neblina

ruber

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(Urrao District, western slope of Western Andes of Colombia)

subsp. n.

Diagnosis.

This subspecies is markedly smaller (at least in skull length) than Bassaricyon neblina neblina and Bassaricyon neblina osborni, with the fur longest and most strikingly reddish of all the Olinguito populations (reddish with golden and black tipping), and more golden brown face and and reddish brown limbs, with the limbs well-furred. Though similar in overall skull length to Bassaricyon neblina hershkovitzi, the skull is especially wide for its size (Table 8), with broad zygomata, braincase, and rostrum compared to that subspecies.

Distribution.

This subspecies is recorded from the Urrao District of Colombia (2200–2400 m in Huila and Antioquia Departments), on the western slope of the Western Andes, where it is documented by specimens collected in 1951 by Philip Hershkovitz.

Etymology.

The name refers to the rich reddish-brown pelage of this subspecies (Figures 3, 14).

Holotype.

FMNH 70722, adult male, skin, skull, and postcranial skeleton, Rio Urrao, 2400 m, Urrao, Huila Department, Colombia (collected by P. Hershkovitz, 24 April 1951).

Paratypes.

FMNH 70721, adult female, skin, skull, and postcranial skeleton, Rio Ana, 2200 m, Urrao, Huila Department, Colombia (collected by P. Hershkovitz, 19 April 1951); FMNH 70723, adult male, skin, skull, and postcranial skeleton, Guapantal, 2200 m, Urrao, Antioquia Department, Colombia (collected by P. Hershkovitz, 28 April 1951).

Table 8.

Dental and cranial measurements of Olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) subspecies. For each measurement, means are provided, ± standard deviation, with ranges in parentheses.

	Bassaricyon neblina rubern= 3	Bassaricyon neblina hershkovitzin= 4	Bassaricyon neblina osbornin= 8	Bassaricyon neblina neblinan= 4
p1 width	1.4 ± 0.06(1.4 - 1.5)	1.5 ± 0.12(1.4 - 1.6)	1.6 ± 0.09(1.6 - 1.8)	1.7 ± 0.11(1.5 - 1.8)
p2 width	2.1 ± 0.14(1.9 - 2.2)	1.9 ± 0.06(1.9 – 2.0)	2.2 ± 0.15(2.0 - 2.5)	2.2 ± 0.17(2.1 - 2.4)
p3 width	2.4 ± 0.08(2.3 - 2.5)	2.2 ± 0.06(2.1 - 2.2)	2.5 ± 0.16(2.4 - 2.8)	2.4 ± 0.32(2.2 - 2.9)
p4 width	3.3 ± 0.11(3.2 - 3.4)	3.1 ± 0.12(3.0 - 3.3)	3.4 ± 0.13(3.2 - 3.7)	3.4 ± 0.09(3.3 - 3.5)
P2 width	2.0(2.0 – 2.0)	1.9 ± 0.05(1.8 – 2.0)	2.2 ± 0.17(2.1 - 2.5)	2.3 ± 0.15(2.2 - 2.5)
P3 width	2.9 ± 0.17(2.7 - 3.1)	2.7 ± 0.10(2.6 - 2.8)	3.0 ± 0.19(2.8 - 3.4)	3.1 ± 0.15(2.9 - 3.3)
P4 length	4.3 ± 0.21(4.1 - 4.5)	4.2 ± 0.13(4.1 - 4.3)	4.5 ± 0.17(4.3 - 4.8)	4.7 ± 0.17(4.5 - 4.9)
P4 width	4.6 ± 0.14(4.5 - 4.8)	5.0 ± 0.23(4.8 - 5.3)	4.9 ± 0.20(4.6 - 5.1)	5.7 ± 0.13(5.6 - 5.9)
M1 length	5.0 ± 0.12(5.0 - 5.2)	5.0 ± 0.25(4.8 - 5.4)	5.3 ± 0.23(5.0 - 5.6)	5.7 ± 0.4(5.2 - 6.1)
M1 width	5.5 ± 0.14(5.4 - 5.6)	5.5 ± 0.10(5.4 - 5.6)	5.8 ± 0.20(5.5 - 6.1)	6.2 ± 0.13(6.1 - 6.4)
M2 length	3.6 ± 0.22(3.5 - 3.9)	3.5 ± 0.16(3.3 - 3.7)	4.1 ± 0.29(3.6 - 4.4)	3.9 ± 0.4(3.3 - 4.2)
M2 width	4.5 ± 0.13(4.4 - 4.6)	4.7 ± 0.03(4.7 - 4.8)	4.8 ± 0.20(4.6 - 5.2)	4.9 ± 0.3(4.7 - 5.4)
m1 length	5.5 ± 0.05(5.4 - 5.5)	5.8 ± 0.21(5.6 – 6.0)	5.8 ± 0.18(5.6 – 6.0)	6.2 ± 0.03(6.2 - 6.3)
m1 width	4.7 ± 0.12(4.6 - 4.8)	4.8 ± 0.17(4.7 – 5.0)	4.8 ± 0.26(4.5 - 5.3)	5.0 ± 0.22(4.7 - 5.2)
m2 length	4.7 ± 0.39(4.4 - 5.1)	5.0 ± 0.37(4.5 - 5.2)	5.2 ± 0.26(4.9 - 5.6)	4.8 ± 0.22(4.5 - 5.1)
m2 width	3.7 ± 0.09(3.6 - 3.8)	3.7 ± 0.19(3.5 - 3.9)	3.9 ± 0.10(3.7 - 4.0)	3.9 ± 0.16(3.7 - 4.1)
CBL	73.0 ± 0.58(72.4 - 73.5)	71.4 ± 1.13(70.1 - 72.9)	76.6 ± 1.64(75.1 - 79.5)	75.9 ± 1.4(74.6 - 77.9)
ZYG	51.1 ± 2.28(48.9 - 53.4)	46.7 ± 0.60(46.2 - 47.5)	51.7 ± 1.73(49.1 - 54.4)	46.9 ± 1.59(44.6 - 48)
BBC	36.0 ± 1.44(34.7 - 37.5)	32.9 ± 0.54(32.4 - 33.6)	35.1 ± 0.90(33.9 - 36.6)	33.2 ± 1.62(31.0 - 34.9)
HBC	27.7 ± 0.55(27.2 - 28.3)	27.6 ± 0.38(27.1 - 27.9)	27.2 ± 0.58(26.5 - 28.2)	25.8 ± 0.63(24.9 - 26.2)
MTR	25.9 ± 0.22(25.7 - 26.1)	25.1 ± 0.56(24.5 - 25.8)	27.4 ± 0.78(26.0 - 28.7)	27.5 ± 0.56(27 - 28.3)
CC	15.7 ± 0.52(15.4 - 16.3)	14.9 ± 0.15(14.7 – 15.0)	16.4 ± 0.54(15.5 - 17.1)	15.6 ± 0.25(15.4 - 15.9)
WPP	12.1 ± 0.25(11.8 - 12.3)	11.8 ± 1.54(10.6 – 14.0)	11.8 ± 0.74(10.8 - 12.8)	10.9 ± 0.8(10.5 - 12.1)
LPP	10.9 ± 0.54(10.3 - 11.4)	9.7 ± 0.34(9.2 - 9.9)	11.9 ± 0.56(11.0 - 12.7)	11.2 ± 1.05(9.7 - 12.3)
LAB	11.7 ± 0.38(11.4 - 12.1)	11.2 ± 0.40(10.9 - 11.8)	12.3 ± 0.60(11.2 - 13.3)	12.5 ± 0.18(12.3 - 12.7)
EAM	2.7(2.7 - 2.7)	3.2 ± 0.16(3.1 - 3.4)	2.9 ± 0.29(2.5 - 3.3)	3.4 ± 0.05(3.4 - 3.5)

Figure 3.

Illustrations of the species of Bassaricyon. From top to bottom, Bassaricyon neblina sp. n. (Bassaricyon neblina ruber subsp. n. of the western slopes of the Western Andes of Colombia), Bassaricyon medius (Bassaricyon medius orinomus of eastern Panama), Bassaricyon alleni (Peru), and Bassaricyon gabbii (Costa Rica, showing relative tail length longer than average). Artwork by Nancy Halliday.

Figure 14.

Olinguito skins from different regions of the Colombian Andes. Left, Bassaricyon neblina ruber, of the western slopes of the Western Andes of Colombia (FMNH 70722, adult male); Middle, Bassaricyon neblina hershkovitzi, of the eastern slopes of the Central Andes of Colombia (FMNH 70727, adult female); Right, Bassaricyon neblina osborni,of the eastern slopes of the Western Andes and eastern slopes of the Central Andes of Colombia (FMNH 90052, adult female).