Mountain Coati vs Redbay

Nasua olivacea compared with Persea borbonia

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Redbay is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Redbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Lauraceae
Genus	Nasua	Persea
Species	Nasua olivacea	Persea borbonia

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Redbay
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.