Uvita vs Mountain Coati

Syzygium cumini compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Uvita is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Uvita	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Myrtaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Syzygium	Nasua
Species	Syzygium cumini	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Uvita

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Uvita	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Uvita

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela