Mountain Coati vs Soapberry

Nasua olivacea compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Nasua	Sapindus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).