Mountain Coati vs Sour orange

Nasua olivacea compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Rutaceae
Genus	Nasua	Citrus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).