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Nasuella meridensis (Thomas, 1901) – eastern mountain coati ; Nasuella olivacea (Gray, 1865) – western mountain coati (Colombia and Ecuador) The Cozumel Island coati was formerly recognised as a species, but the vast majority of recent authorities treat it as a subspecies, N. narica nelsoni, of the white-nosed coati. [2] [11] [13] [14] [15]
The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), [2] also known as the coatimundi (/ k oʊ ˌ ɑː t ɪ ˈ m ʌ n d i /), [1] [3] is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae (raccoons and their relatives). Local Spanish names for the species include antoon, gato solo, pizote, and tejón, depending upon the region. [4]
Species range in size from around 30–65 cm (12–26 in) long, plus a tail generally as long again. Population sizes are largely unknown, though the Cozumel raccoon is critically endangered, with around 200 individuals left, and the Eastern mountain coati is endangered. No procyonid species have been domesticated, although raccoons are ...
The Cozumel coati (Nasua narica nelsoni), or Cozumel Island coati, is a coati from the Mexican island of Cozumel, in the Caribbean Sea. It is in the family Procyonidae , which also includes raccoons , olingos , and kinkajous .
Tiffany Baum holds a coatimundi during The Creature Teacher event at the Wichita Falls Public Library on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. "We want to raise awareness for taking care of the animals ...
The northern olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii), also known as the bushy-tailed olingo or, simply, the olingo (due to it being the most common of the species), [2] is an arboreal (tree-dwelling) member of the raccoon family, Procyonidae, which also includes the coatimundis and kinkajou.
white-nosed coati, pizote, or antoon: Southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, Arizona, but no longer Texas), Mexico, Central America, and northwest Colombia. [12] [13] N. nasua (Linnaeus, 1766) South American coati: South America
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