Mountain Coati vs pinto peanut

Nasua olivacea compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while pinto peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	pinto peanut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Fabaceae
Genus	Nasua	Arachis
Species	Nasua olivacea	Arachis pintoi

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	pinto peanut
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.

pinto peanut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador