Mountain Coati vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Nasua olivacea compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Nasua	Hydnellum
Species	Nasua olivacea	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.