Mountain Coati vs willow-weed

Nasua olivacea compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	willow-weed
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	Persicaria
Species	Nasua olivacea	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	willow-weed
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.