Mastic Thyme vs Mountain Coati

Thymus mastichina compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Mastic Thyme is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Thymus	Nasua
Species	Thymus mastichina	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mastic Thyme	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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

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.