Krauss' spikemoss vs Mountain Coati

Selaginella kraussiana compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Krauss' spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Krauss' spikemoss	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Selaginella	Nasua
Species	Selaginella kraussiana	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Krauss' spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Krauss' spikemoss	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Krauss' spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.