false pepperwort vs Mountain Coati

Marsilea crenata compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• false pepperwort is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Marsileaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Marsilea	Nasua
Species	Marsilea crenata	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.