Ferny Azolla vs Mountain Coati

Azolla pinnata compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Azolla	Nasua
Species	Azolla pinnata	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.