WOW!!
Straight from BBC news report:
It has been named olinguito and is the first new species of carnivore to be identified in the Western hemisphere in 35 years.
It has taken more than a decade to identify the mammal, a discovery that scientists say is incredibly rare in the 21st Century.
The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina)
- Smallest member of the animal family that includes racoons
- Measures 14 inches in length (35cm), has a tail of 13-17 inches and weighs 2lb (900g)
- Males and females of the Bassaricyon neblina species are similar in size
- Eats fruit mainly, but also consumes insects and nectar
- Solitary and nocturnal animals that spend their time in trees
- Female olinguitos raise a single baby at a time
- Found only in cloud forests of northern Andes in Ecuador and Colombia, at high elevations
Source: Smithsonian Institution.
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