lignum vitae vs Mountain Coati

Guaiacum officinale compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• lignum vitae is Critically Endangered while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lignum vitae	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Guaiacum	Nasua
Species	Guaiacum officinale	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lignum vitae	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. 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.