Mountain Coati vs Orange Jelly Spot

Nasua olivacea compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Nasua	Dacrymyces
Species	Nasua olivacea	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Orange Jelly Spot
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.

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).