clam-cherry vs Mountain Coati

Byrsonima lucida compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• clam-cherry is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clam-cherry	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Malpighiaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Byrsonima	Nasua
Species	Byrsonima lucida	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

clam-cherry

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clam-cherry	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

clam-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.

clam-cherry

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