bristled river shrimp vs Mountain Coati

Macrobrachium olfersii compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• bristled river shrimp is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristled river shrimp	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Palaemonidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Macrobrachium	Nasua
Species	Macrobrachium olfersii	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

bristled river shrimp and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bristled river shrimp

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristled river shrimp	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristled river shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in 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.

bristled river shrimp

The Bristled river shrimp (Macrobrachium olfersii) is a species in the genus Macrobrachium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.