Elephant Apple vs Mountain Coati

Dillenia indica compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Dillenia	Nasua
Species	Dillenia indica	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.