Dry Rot vs Mountain Coati

Serpula lacrymans compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Serpulidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Serpula	Nasua
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.