Mountain Coati vs Redroot amaranth

Nasua olivacea compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Redroot amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nasua	Amaranthus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Redroot amaranth
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.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).