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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 .
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]
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 ...
Three carnivorans are known from the island of Cozumel off eastern Mexico, all of which are diminutive in size relative to their mainland relatives. [39] The Cozumel coati (Nasua narica nelsoni) is a subspecies of the white-nosed coati, [40] but the raccoon is still classified as a distinct species, the Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus). [41]
The Cozumel Island coati had been recognized as a third species, but the vast majority of recent authorities treat it as a subspecies, N. narica nelsoni, of the white-nosed coati. [1] [14] [15] [16] [17]
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Dwarf coati can refer to several species: Cozumel Island coati ( Nasua narica nelsoni ) – from Cozumel Island, Mexico. Eastern mountain coati ( Nasuella meridensis ) – from the Andes in Venezuela.
Coati females will form bands of 4 to 24 individuals that forage together, [7] while kinkajous have been found to form social groups of two males and one female. [8] Certain procyonids give birth to one offspring like ringtails, olingos, and kinkajous while raccoons and coatis give birth to litters that range in size from 2 to 6 offspring.