Mountain Coati vs Tigran's Elder

Nasua olivacea compared with Sambucus tigranii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Tigran's Elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Nasua	Sambucus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Sambucus tigranii

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Tigran's Elder

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Tigran's Elder
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.