Mountain Coati vs Scurfy Deceiver

Nasua olivacea compared with Laccaria proxima

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Scurfy Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Scurfy Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Nasua	Laccaria
Species	Nasua olivacea	Laccaria proxima

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Scurfy Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Scurfy Deceiver
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.