black currant-tree vs Mountain Coati

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Antidesma	Nasua
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

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.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.