Mountain Coati vs Superb Maya

Nasua olivacea compared with Miconia superba

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Superb Maya is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Nasua	Miconia
Species	Nasua olivacea	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Superb Maya
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.

Superb Maya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.