Hairy Snakefern vs Mountain Coati

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Microgramma	Nasua
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.