Mountain Coati vs Tomate de Coyote

Nasua olivacea compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Tomate de Coyote is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Tomate de Coyote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Solanaceae
Genus	Nasua	Physalis
Species	Nasua olivacea	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Tomate de Coyote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Tomate de Coyote
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.