Mountain Coati vs Starfruit

Nasua olivacea compared with Damasonium alisma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Coati	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Alismatales (อันดับขาเขียด)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Alismataceae
Genus	Nasua	Damasonium
Species	Nasua olivacea	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Coati	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.