Mountain Coati vs Mountain yam

Nasua olivacea compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Dioscoreales (마목)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Nasua	Dioscorea
Species	Nasua olivacea	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Mountain yam
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.