Bath Truffle vs Mountain Coati

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Paxillaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Melanogaster	Nasua
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.