Species group · Mammals
Coatis
WAnimals has 3 species of coati, all in the family Procyonidae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 17 countries
- 66 parks
- Weight
- 1 kg – 9 kg
- Length
- 36 cm – 1.3 m
- Lifespan
- 7 – 8 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of coatis on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 17 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is a crepuscular carnivore that often forms matriarchal bands of females and young, while adult males usually live alone.
From White-nosed Coati
It is the highest-living coati in the world: it has been recorded above 4,000 metres, out on the open páramo.
From Mountain Coati
Until 2009 it was considered a single species together with the eastern mountain coati of Venezuela, now separated as Nasuella meridensis.
From Mountain Coati
Males join the bands only briefly, during the mating season.
From South American Coati
It eats invertebrates, small vertebrates, fruit and eggs, found with its flexible snout.
From South American Coati
It lives in tropical and subtropical forest across much of South America.
From South American Coati