Mountain Coati vs sugar-plum

Nasua olivacea compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Nasua	Uapaca
Species	Nasua olivacea	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	sugar-plum
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.