Everlasting Pea vs Mountain Coati

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Everlasting Pea is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lathyrus	Nasua
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.