Mountain Coati vs Red Balau

Nasua olivacea compared with Shorea guiso

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Nasua	Shorea
Species	Nasua olivacea	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Red Balau
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.