Mountain Coati vs moncos-de-peru

Nasua olivacea compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while moncos-de-peru is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	moncos-de-peru
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nasua	Amaranthus
Species	Nasua olivacea	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

moncos-de-peru

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	moncos-de-peru
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.

moncos-de-peru

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela