Fernleaf Licorice-root vs Mountain Coati

Ligusticum filicinum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Fernleaf Licorice-root is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fernleaf Licorice-root	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apiaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Ligusticum	Nasua
Species	Ligusticum filicinum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Fernleaf Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fernleaf Licorice-root	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fernleaf Licorice-root

Habitat

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

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.