Mountain Coati vs Roloway Monkey

Nasua olivacea compared with Cercopithecus roloway

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Roloway Monkey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Roloway Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nasua	Cercopithecus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Cercopithecus roloway

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Coati and Roloway Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Roloway Monkey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Roloway Monkey
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.

Roloway Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.