Mountain Coati vs Red Lauan

Nasua olivacea compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Red Lauan
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 negrosensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Red Lauan
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.