Mountain Coati vs Wild Pimento

Nasua olivacea compared with Pimenta obscura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Nasua	Pimenta
Species	Nasua olivacea	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Wild Pimento
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.