Flame Nasturtium vs Mountain Coati

Tropaeolum speciosum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Nasturtium	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tropaeolaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Tropaeolum	Nasua
Species	Tropaeolum speciosum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.