Mountain Coati vs Oily Pectis

Nasua olivacea compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Oily Pectis
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.