Mountain Coati vs Yellow Garlic

Nasua olivacea compared with Allium moly

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Yellow Garlic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Yellow Garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Nasua	Allium
Species	Nasua olivacea	Allium moly

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Yellow Garlic
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.