Killarney Featherwort vs Mountain Coati

Plagiochila bifaria compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Killarney Featherwort is Critically Endangered while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Killarney Featherwort	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Plagiochilaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Plagiochila	Nasua
Species	Plagiochila bifaria	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Killarney Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Killarney Featherwort	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Killarney Featherwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Luxembourg, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.