Fiddlewood vs Mountain Coati

Vitex gaumeri compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Fiddlewood is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Vitex	Nasua
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiddlewood	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.