Mountain Coati vs White Lauan

Nasua olivacea compared with Parashorea malaanonan

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while White Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Nasua	Parashorea
Species	Nasua olivacea	Parashorea malaanonan

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

White Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	White Lauan
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.