fragrant ash vs Mountain Coati

Fraxinus cuspidata compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• fragrant ash is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fragrant ash	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Oleaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Fraxinus	Nasua
Species	Fraxinus cuspidata	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

fragrant ash

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fragrant ash	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fragrant ash

Habitat

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

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.