Mountain Coati vs southern elder

Nasua olivacea compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Nasua	Sambucus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.