Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Mountain Coati

Nymphoides cordata compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Nymphoides	Nasua
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.