Flame Chanterelle vs Mountain Coati

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hydnaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Craterellus	Nasua
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.