Beech Knight vs Mountain Coati

Tricholoma sciodes compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Beech Knight is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Knight	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Tricholoma	Nasua
Species	Tricholoma sciodes	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Beech Knight

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Knight	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Beech Knight

The Beech Knight (Tricholoma sciodes) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.