Mountain Coati vs Pengua

Nasua olivacea compared with Macaranga mappa

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Pengua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Nasua	Macaranga
Species	Nasua olivacea	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Pengua
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.