Key Identification Features
- Description: The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) is distinct from other species in its genus, which are commonly called olingos, and also distinct from the kinkajou.
- This species is characterized by a long black and white ringed tail marked with 14–16 stripes, and the tail is approximately the same length as the ringtail's body.
- The raccoon’s most distinctive physical trait is the patch of black fur surrounding its eyes, which contrasts sharply with the white fur on the rest of its face.
- The most notable distinguishing feature of this species is that it does not have the mostly white snout that its northern relative, the white-nosed coati, has.
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