Mountain Coati vs amor-do-campo

Nasua olivacea compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

Mountain Coati is Vulnerable while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Fabaceae
Genus	Nasua	Desmodium
Species	Nasua olivacea	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	amor-do-campo
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.