Mountain Coati vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Nasua olivacea compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Corduliidae
Genus	Nasua	Dorocordulia
Species	Nasua olivacea	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Coati and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.