Creeping Spikemoss vs Mountain Coati

Selaginella apoda compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Selaginella	Nasua
Species	Selaginella apoda	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and 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.