caimito vs Mountain Coati

Pouteria caimito compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• caimito is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapotaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Pouteria	Nasua
Species	Pouteria caimito	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.