Coyote gourd vs Mountain Coati

Cucurbita cordata compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cucurbita	Nasua
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

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.