Mountain Coati vs Sand Violet

Nasua olivacea compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Violaceae
Genus	Nasua	Viola
Species	Nasua olivacea	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Sand Violet
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.