Mountain Coati vs slender-leaf marigold

Nasua olivacea compared with Tagetes tenuifolia

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while slender-leaf marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	slender-leaf marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nasua	Tagetes
Species	Nasua olivacea	Tagetes tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

slender-leaf marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	slender-leaf marigold
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.