Devil'S Dipstick vs Mountain Coati

Mutinus elegans compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phallaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Mutinus	Nasua
Species	Mutinus elegans	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.