Mountain Cacique vs Mountain Coati

Cacicus chrysonotus compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Mountain Cacique is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cacique	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Icteridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cacicus	Nasua
Species	Cacicus chrysonotus	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Cacique and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Mountain Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Mountain Cacique

O xexeu-da-montanha (Cacicus chrysonotus) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de distribuicao, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela