White-nosed coati
| White-nosed coati | |
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| A white-nosed coati near San Miguel, Alajuela, Costa Rica | |
| In Tulum, Mexico | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Procyonidae |
| Genus: | Nasua |
| Species: | N. narica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nasua narica (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| The native range of the white-nosed coati. Note: Its Colombian range is restricted to the far northwest (see text). | |
| Synonyms | |
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Viverra narica (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as the coatimundi (/koʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndi/), 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. It weighs about 4–6 kg (8.8–13.2 lb), and the nose-to-tail length of the species is about 110 cm (3.6 ft) with about half of that being the tail length. However, small females can weigh as little as 3.1 kg (6.8 lb), while large males can weigh as much as 9 kg (20 lb).