Loose Starweb vs Mountain Coati

Asterostroma laxum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Loose Starweb is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Asterostroma	Nasua
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.