American basil vs Mountain Coati

Ocimum americanum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• American basil is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American basil	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Ocimum	Nasua
Species	Ocimum americanum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

American basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American basil	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

American basil

The American basil (Ocimum americanum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.