Cherry Vinegar Fly vs Mountain Coati

Drosophila suzukii compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Cherry Vinegar Fly is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Vinegar Fly	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Drosophilidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Drosophila	Nasua
Species	Drosophila suzukii	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Vinegar Fly and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Vinegar Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Vinegar Fly	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.

Cherry Vinegar Fly

The Cherry Vinegar Fly (Drosophila suzukii) is a species in the genus Drosophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.