Mountain Coati vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Nasua olivacea compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Rough-Fruit 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 tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Rough-Fruit 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.