Bedstraw Smut vs Mountain Coati

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Melanotaenium	Nasua
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.