Mountain Coati vs Pacific Mountain-Ash

Nasua olivacea compared with Sorbus sitchensis

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Pacific Mountain-Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Pacific Mountain-Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nasua	Sorbus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Sorbus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Pacific Mountain-Ash
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.