fox tapeworm vs Mountain Coati

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Taeniidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Echinococcus	Nasua
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

fox tapeworm and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.