Floating Bur-Reed vs Mountain Coati

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Typhaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Sparganium	Nasua
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.