Devil'S Shoestring vs Mountain Coati

Polygonum erectum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polygonaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Polygonum	Nasua
Species	Polygonum erectum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, 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.