Mountain Coati vs Salento Iris

Nasua olivacea compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nasua	Iris
Species	Nasua olivacea	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Coati and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.