Mountain Coati vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Nasua olivacea compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Ericaceae
Genus	Nasua	Pyrola
Species	Nasua olivacea	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
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.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.