Mountain Coati vs wild safflower

Nasua olivacea compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nasua	Carthamus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	wild safflower
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.