Mountain Coati vs Pacific mountain onion

Nasua olivacea compared with Allium validum

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Pacific mountain onion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Nasua	Allium
Species	Nasua olivacea	Allium validum

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Pacific mountain onion
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.