African Walnut vs Mountain Coati

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meliaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lovoa	Nasua
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.