Green Hermit vs Mountain Coati

Phaethornis guy compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Green Hermit is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Hermit	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Trochilidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Phaethornis	Nasua
Species	Phaethornis guy	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Hermit and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Green Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Hermit	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Green Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird of humid rainforest in Central America and the northern Andes, green hermits are named for the males' predominantly green plumage — unusual among hermits which are generally brown and buff. Females have blue-green upper parts and rufous underparts. Found from Costa Rica to Peru and Venezuela at elevations up to 1,600 meters in forest understory. They are important pollinators of large Heliconia and Calathea flowers along the forest floor, following established trap-line routes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela