White-Nosed Coati Trivia

Newborn white-nosed coatis are dependent on their mother, who only leaves the nest to find food. After 5 months, the male that mated with the band will appear for a short time, several days in a row in order to recognize his young.

The white-nosed coati is listed as Least Concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Although it is locally threatened as a result of ongoing habitat loss and hunting, it is not declining at a rate nearly sufficient to qualify even for Near Threatened. It has a wide distribution range and is present in many protected areas across its range.

The white-nosed coati’s snout is long and pointed with a flexible end.

White-nosed coatis will only occasionally cause crop damage and rarely take small farm animals.

Coatis are also referred to in some texts as coatimundis. The prefix coati means belt, and Tim means nose referring to the way the coatis tuck their noses under their bellies to sleep. The white-nosed coati’s scientific name is Nasua narica. The name Nasua is Latin for nose, possibly for the same reason.

Coatis are also referred to in some texts as coatimundis. The name coati or coatimundi is Tupian Indian in origin. The prefix coati means belt, and Tim means nose referring to the way the coatis tuck their noses under their bellies to sleep. The white-nosed coati’s scientific name is Nasua narica. The name Nasua is Latin for nose, possibly for the same reason.

The tapering tail of extreme length is covered with black rings and held erect while walking.

The white-nosed coati is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae, containing raccoons and their relatives.

Male ranges do not overlap, and they will fight when they meet another male.

White-nosed coatis may also be kept as pets.

Adult male white-nosed coatis live solitary lives while females live socially.

When hunting, white-nosed coatis will force vertebrates to the ground with their paws and kill by a bite to the head.

White-nosed coatis are omnivores.

The white-nosed coati is plantigrade with shorter forelegs than hindlegs.

During the breeding season, the most dominant male in a female white-nosed coati band’s range will be allowed to enter it ranks, first through grooming and other submissive behaviors. Once accepted into the group, the male will breed with each member of the band in a tree and is soon afterwards driven away from the group. This is because they are known to kill juveniles.

The white-nosed coati is hunted throughout its range for skin and food, but its fur has no value.

The white-nosed coati is hunted throughout its range for skin and food, but its fur has no value.

The white-nosed coati is native to North and South America and ranges from southeastern Arizona to western Colombia and Ecuador.

The white-nosed coati is native to North and South America and ranges from southeastern Arizona to western Colombia and Ecuador.

Grooming and nursing comes from both the mother of the young and other females equally.

Adult male white-nosed coatis are sometimes active at night, but coatis are primarily diurnal. The white-nosed coati is more active by day than by night, but in Costa Rica is mostly diurnal.

The white-nosed coati is locally threatened as a result of ongoing large-scale habitat loss and legal hunting in some areas.

The white-nosed coati is locally threatened as a result of ongoing large-scale habitat loss and legal hunting in some areas.

White-nosed coatis live in groups called bands or troops.

White-nosed coatis live in groups called bands or troops.

The white-nosed coati’s current population trend is decreasing.

The white-nosed coati weighs about 4-6 kilograms, or 8.8-13.2 pounds. However, males are much larger than females. Small females can weigh as little as 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds), while large males can weigh as much as 12.2 kilograms (27 pounds).

Newborn white-nosed coatis will open their eyes at 11 days.

During the breeding season, the most dominant male in a female white-nosed coati band’s range will be allowed to enter it ranks. Once accepted into the group, the male will breed with each member of the band in a tree.

In Costa Rica the species is considered to be fairly common.

The white-nosed coati’s scientific name is Nasua narica.

Adult body sized is reached by 15 months.

The white-nosed coati searches for food both on the ground and in the forest canopy, frequently climbing to obtain fruits. It is more typically seen on the ground, however, and is considered terrestrial.

About 3 to 4 weeks before giving birth, the female will depart the band to build a nest, most often in a palm tree.

The gestation period of the white-nosed coati is 77 days.

The white-nosed coati is highly adaptable but is basically a tropical woodland and open forest animal. It is rarely seen in open grassland or desert. White-nosed coatis will occupy many different types of habitat and can be found in forests and grasslands.

The white-nosed coati is highly adaptable but is basically a tropical woodland and open forest animal. It is rarely seen in open grassland or desert. White-nosed coatis will occupy many different types of habitat and can be found in forests and grasslands.

White-nosed coatis will travel up to 2,000 meters in a single day in a quest for food.

The white-nosed coati is classified as an endangered species in New Mexico and is given total legal protection there.

The white-nosed coati’s coat color and muzzle markings are the only physical characteristics dissimilar from its relatives the South American coati (Nasua nasua) and the Western mountain coati (Nasuella olivacea).

The white-nosed coati’s coat color and muzzle markings are the only physical characteristics dissimilar from its relatives the South American coati (Nasua nasua) and the Western mountain coati (Nasuella olivacea).

On average, the nose-to-tail body length of the white-nosed coati is about 80-130 centimeters (2.6-4.3 feet) with about half of that being the tail length.

The white-nosed coati is susceptible to canine distemper and rabies.

Individual white-nosed coatis may live up to 14 years of age.

Adult male white-nosed coatis establish ranges that they mark by spraying urine or dragging their abdomens on a surface and spreading anal secretions. Male ranges do not overlap, and they will fight when they meet another male.

Adult male white-nosed coatis establish ranges that they mark by spraying urine or dragging their abdomens on a surface and spreading anal secretions. Male ranges do not overlap, and they will fight when they meet another male.

Adult male white-nosed coatis establish ranges that they mark by spraying urine or dragging their abdomens on a surface and spreading anal secretions. Male ranges do not overlap, and they will fight when they meet another male.

White-nosed coatis primarily eat insects and typically eat fruit and invertebrates. They will feast on invertebrates, such as beetles, spiders, scorpions, ants, termites, grubs, centipedes, and even land crabs. When plentiful, fruit is also eaten. Occasionally coatis may search for small vertebrates, such as mice, lizards, and frogs.

White-nosed coatis primarily eat insects and typically eat fruit and invertebrates. They will feast on invertebrates, such as beetles, spiders, scorpions, ants, termites, grubs, centipedes, and even land crabs. When plentiful, fruit is also eaten. Occasionally coatis may search for small vertebrates, such as mice, lizards, and frogs.

White-nosed coatis primarily eat insects and typically eat fruit and invertebrates. They will feast on invertebrates, such as beetles, spiders, scorpions, ants, termites, grubs, centipedes, and even land crabs. When plentiful, fruit is also eaten. Occasionally coatis may search for small vertebrates, such as mice, lizards, and frogs.

White-nosed coatis primarily eat insects and typically eat fruit and invertebrates. They will feast on invertebrates, such as beetles, spiders, scorpions, ants, termites, grubs, centipedes, and even land crabs. When plentiful, fruit is also eaten. Occasionally coatis may search for small vertebrates, such as mice, lizards, and frogs.

The feet are black and have naked soles.

The white-nosed coati population in the United States is suspected to be losing genetic contact with populations further south, potentially leading to extirpation in the United States.

In the United States, the white-nosed coati is occasionally caught in traps set for other species, killed by hunters ostensibly looking for other species, or falls victim to predator control campaigns. It apparently disappeared from the Burro Mountains in New Mexico at about the same time as a coyote (Canis latrans) poisoning campaign. In Arizona, where most of the white-nosed coatis in the United States live, they are subject to year-round hunting.

In Arizona, where most of the white-nosed coatis in the United States live, they are subject to year-round hunting.

White-nosed coatis defend themselves using their bent forefeet claws and sharp canines.

White-nosed coatis defend themselves using their bent forefeet claws and sharp canines.

Days are spent mostly on the ground foraging, while nights are spent in treetops, sheltered from most predation.

The white-nosed coati is predated by several predators including cats, boas, and large predatory birds.

The white-nosed coati is predated by several predators including cats, boas, and large predatory birds.

The white-nosed coati is predated by several predators including cats, boas, and large predatory birds.

White-nosed coatis live in bands of 4-30 individuals including males up to two years of age and females who are not necessarily related. 12 individuals in a white-nosed coati band is more typical.

The white-nosed coati’s current population is not severely fragmented.

After 5 months the mother and young descend from the nest and rejoin their group.

Newborn white-nosed coatis will be weaned after 4 months.

The white-nosed coati breeding season is in February or March.

Population density is greater in the tropics than in south-western United States. Both regions show year-to-year fluctuations in population sizes as a result of disease or food availability.

Coatis are also referred to in some texts as coatimundis. The name coati or coatimundi is Tupian Indian in origin.

Sexual maturity is reached by three years of age in males and two years of age in females.

Between 2 and 7 white-nosed coati young are born, and remain in the nest for several weeks.

They inhabit subtropical/tropical dry high-altitude forests and grasslands, as well as moist lowland forests.

They inhabit subtropical/tropical dry high-altitude forests and grasslands, as well as moist lowland forests.