Mountain Coati vs vine-sorrel

Nasua olivacea compared with Cissus trifoliata

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while vine-sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Vitaceae
Genus	Nasua	Cissus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	vine-sorrel
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.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.