Mountain Coati vs Wormseed

Nasua olivacea compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nasua	Dysphania
Species	Nasua olivacea	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Wormseed
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.