Mountain Coati vs Red Elephant Tree

Nasua olivacea compared with Bursera hindsiana

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Red Elephant Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Red Elephant Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Burseraceae
Genus	Nasua	Bursera
Species	Nasua olivacea	Bursera hindsiana

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Red Elephant Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Red Elephant Tree
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.

Red Elephant Tree

Habitat

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