The white-nosed coati is a raccoon relative found from the southwestern United States through Mexico and Central America into northern South America, recognizable by its long, upturned snout and long, often upright tail. Females and young travel in bands of a dozen or more that forage on the ground during the day for insects, fruit, and small animals, while adult males are typically solitary except during the breeding season. It adapts well to a range of habitats, including forests near human settlements, and remains widespread and common.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Nasua, Taxa Source White-nosed Coati (Wikidata)
In Biome
Desert, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Nasua narica
In Ecosystem
Source Wikidata: White-nosed Coati
Additional Source Sky Island (Wikipedia)Article text
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikipedia: White-nosed Coati
Wikipediahuman interaction statement
White-nosed coatis are known pollinators of the balsa tree, as observed in a study of a white-nosed coati population in Costa Rica.
Infobox: status
LC
View the Source 4. White-nosed Coati (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q754992 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Nasua, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q148628 (Nasua)
View the Source 5. NatureServe Explorer: Nasua narica
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Nasua narica
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 9172Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 9172
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-04-01T12:58:52.530Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"III"
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Nasua narica
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or duneQuote, In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
desert or dune desert or dune
Sky Island (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Sky Island, Article textQuote, In Ecosystem: Sky Island, Article text
Examples of birds and mammals making use of the Madrean archipelago to extend their ranges northward are the elegant trogon and white-nosed coati.
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