Mountain Coati vs Pavement ant

Nasua olivacea compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Formicidae
Genus	Nasua	Tetramorium
Species	Nasua olivacea	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Coati and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela