Mountain Coati vs Tangerine

Nasua olivacea compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Rutaceae
Genus	Nasua	Citrus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Tangerine
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.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).