Mexican Violetear vs Mountain Coati

Colibri thalassinus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Mexican Violetear is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Violetear	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Trochilidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Colibri	Nasua
Species	Colibri thalassinus	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Violetear and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mexican Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Violetear	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Mexican Violetear

A medium-sized, predominantly green hummingbird with a distinctive iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chest stripe, Mexican violetears inhabit highland and montane forests from Mexico south through Central America at elevations of 1,000–3,000 meters. Males are aggressive, highly vocal territory defenders and perform showy flight displays. They breed at high altitudes but some populations make seasonal altitudinal migrations. Among the most common hummingbirds in Mexican highland pine-oak and cloud forest habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela