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South American Coati

Mammals

A raccoon relative widespread in tropical and subtropical South America, ranging through lowland forest east of the Andes from Colombia and the Guianas south to Uruguay and northern Argentina, and among the most familiar mammals to visitors at Iguazu National Park. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Scientific Name
Nasua nasua 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix III 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Procyonidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Alpine, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Nasua nasua (Animal Diversity Web)
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Nasua nasua (Animal Diversity Web)

In Ecosystem

Iguazu, Ecosystems
Source Iguazu National Park (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. South American Coati (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Distribution section
    The South American coati is widespread in tropical and subtropical South America.
  • Taxobox
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The South American coati (Nasua nasua), also known as the ring-tailed coati or brown-nosed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. An adult generally weighs from 2-7.2 kg (4.4-15.9 lb) and is 85-113 cm (33-44 in) long, with half of that being its tail. It occurs in the lowland forests east of the Andes as high as 2,500 m (8,200 ft) from Colombia and The Guianas south to Uruguay and northern Argentina.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 267766
    It has been introduced and naturalized on the island of Mallorca, where it is considered an invasive species.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Nasua nasua (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix III
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes forest forest rainforest rainforest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountains
  • In Biome: Alpine, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes forest forest rainforest rainforest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountains
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Wikidata: South American Coati
Wikidata Q148462, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Iguazu National Park (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Iguazu, Fauna section
Quote, In Ecosystem: Iguazu, Fauna section
One can also find birds like the great dusky swift and large toucans, mammals like the coatí, and a diversity of butterflies.
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ProcyonidaeView the Source
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