Mountain Coati vs Red Cedar

Nasua olivacea compared with Toona sureni

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Red Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Red Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Meliaceae
Genus	Nasua	Toona
Species	Nasua olivacea	Toona sureni

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Red Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Red Cedar
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.