American Goldthread vs Mountain Coati

Coptis trifolia compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Goldthread	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Coptis	Nasua
Species	Coptis trifolia	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

American Goldthread

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Goldthread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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 Goldthread

The American Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a species in the genus Coptis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.