marsh-elder vs Mountain Coati

Iva annua compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• marsh-elder is Not Evaluated while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh-elder	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Iva	Nasua
Species	Iva annua	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh-elder	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh-elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, 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.