Mountain Coati vs Tear Dropper

Nasua olivacea compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Nasua	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Nasua olivacea	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Tear Dropper
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.