Mountain Coati vs Tiny vetch

Nasua olivacea compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Fabaceae
Genus	Nasua	Vicia
Species	Nasua olivacea	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Tiny vetch
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.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador