Guará vs Mountain Coati

Chrysocyon brachyurus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Guará is Near Threatened while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guará	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Chrysocyon	Nasua
Species	Chrysocyon brachyurus	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Guará and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guará	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.