Mountain Coati vs storax

Nasua olivacea compared with Styrax officinalis

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while storax is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	storax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Styracaceae
Genus	Nasua	Styrax
Species	Nasua olivacea	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	storax
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.