Mountain Coati vs Prickly Pole

Nasua olivacea compared with Bactris jamaicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Arecaceae
Genus	Nasua	Bactris
Species	Nasua olivacea	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Prickly Pole
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.