buffalo-berry vs Mountain Coati

Shepherdia argentea compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• buffalo-berry is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buffalo-berry	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elaeagnaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Shepherdia	Nasua
Species	Shepherdia argentea	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

buffalo-berry

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buffalo-berry	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buffalo-berry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

buffalo-berry

The Buffalo-Berry (Shepherdia argentea) is a species in the genus Shepherdia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.