Pau de Sangue vs Mountain Coati

Pterocarpus erinaceus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Pau de Sangue is Endangered while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pau de Sangue	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Fabaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Pterocarpus	Nasua
Species	Pterocarpus erinaceus	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Pau de Sangue

EN — Endangered

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pau de Sangue	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pau de Sangue

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Pau de Sangue

The African Barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceus) is a species in the genus Pterocarpus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.