Mountain Coati vs Water spangles

Nasua olivacea compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Nasua	Salvinia
Species	Nasua olivacea	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).