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Mammals · Carnivora · Procyonidae
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk. See full glossary
Females live in cooperative bands of up to 20, while adult males turn solitary after the age of two, rejoining the group only briefly in the mating season.
Weight
3 kg – 9 kg
Size
80 cm – 1.3 m
Lifespan
7 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Family group
Lives in small family groups with close bonds.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Fun facts
- comportamientoIt is a crepuscular carnivore that often forms matriarchal bands of females and young, while adult males usually live alone.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)
- Habitat & environment
- Tropical and subtropical forest and dry mountain country from the south-western United States to Ecuador
- Birth weight
- 100 - 180 grams
- Size at birth
- Altricial and wholly dependent on its mother, in a nest built in a tree
- Sexual maturity
- 2-3 years
- Gestation / incubation
- 70-77 days
- Litter / clutch size
- 2 to 7 young per litter (most commonly 3-4)
- Lifespan in captivity
- Documented record of up to 14-26.4 years in captivity
Sources consulted: AnAge; Animal Diversity Web; The Animal Facts; Wikipedia; Texas Tech Mammals of Texas; Animalia.bio; MSU Brain Museum
Where to find it
See its range on the interactive mapWhere to watch it
Parques y spots de buceo donde se ha documentado esta especie — se muestran 10 de 22 documentados.
Related species
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with White-nosed Coati — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Least ConcernCrab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Mexican Mouse Opossum
Marmosa mexicana
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