South American coati
Nasua nasua
CommonMammalomnivore
The coatimundi is a raccoon cousin with a long, ringed tail and a curious brown nose. It lives in the warm forests and scrublands of South America, where it sniffs out snacks with its flexible snout. Unlike its white-nosed relatives, this coati keeps things low-key with earthy fur tones.
- Adults grow 33-44 inches long, with tails making up half their length.
- They tip the scales between 4.4 and 15.9 pounds when fully grown.
- Their fur color varies so much that tail rings might barely show.
RainforestForestSouth America
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Nasua nasua
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Forest
- Regions in this directory
- South America
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)