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title: "Western Lowland Olingo"
description: "Bassaricyon medius — Mammals. The western lowland olingo (Bassaricyon medius) is a species of olingo from Central and South America, where it is known from Panama and from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/western-lowland-olingo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Lowland Olingo

> Bassaricyon medius — Mammals. The western lowland olingo (Bassaricyon medius) is a species of olingo from Central and South America, where it is known from Panama and from Colombia and  Ecuador west of the Andes.

- Scientific name: *Bassaricyon medius*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 88
- Wikidata: [Q14617469](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14617469)
- iNaturalist taxon: [569556](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569556)

## Names

- en: Western Lowland Olingo
- de: Chocómakibär
- es: Olingo del Chocó
- fr: Olingo des plaines de l’Ouest

## Countries with the most observations

PA (47), CO (12), EC (12)

## Summary

The western lowland olingo (Bassaricyon medius) is a species of olingo from Central and South America, where it is known from Panama and from Colombia and  Ecuador west of the Andes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_lowland_olingo

## Photo

![Western Lowland Olingo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-lowland-olingo/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261936434

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-lowland-olingo?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).