Mountain Coati vs Pencil Cedar

Nasua olivacea compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Araliaceae
Genus	Nasua	Polyscias
Species	Nasua olivacea	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Pencil Cedar
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.