Mountain Coati vs Surinam cherry

Nasua olivacea compared with Eugenia uniflora

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Surinam cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Surinam cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Nasua	Eugenia
Species	Nasua olivacea	Eugenia uniflora

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Surinam cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Surinam cherry
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.

Surinam cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).