Mountain Coati vs New Year-lily

Nasua olivacea compared with Gladiolus cardinalis

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while New Year-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	New Year-lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Iridaceae
Genus	Nasua	Gladiolus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Gladiolus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

New Year-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	New Year-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.