Mountain Coati vs water dock

Nasua olivacea compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Nasua	Rumex
Species	Nasua olivacea	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	water dock
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.