Coatimundi Nasua nasua Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Omnivora Family: Procyonidae Genus: Nasua Species: nasua

Description

Coati upper parts are dark brown, gray, or dark or brightly rust colored. The underparts are white. The head is narrow with the nose slightly turned upward and elongated, and is very flexible, allowing coaties to search out food under leaf litter and overturned debris. The muzzle is brown with pale spots above, below, and behind the eye.

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Average Statistics

Length	2.5 to 3.5 ft
Weight	6 to 13 lbs
Geographic Range	Tropical regions of South America, from Columbia and Venezuela to Uruguay, northern parts of Argentina, and into Ecuador.

Diet

Primarily omnivorous, coatis usually seek out fruits and invertebrates. Coatis eat palms, eggs, larval beetles, scorpions, centipedes, spiders, ants, termites, lizards, small mammals, rodents, and carrion when it is available. They infrequently take chickens.

Offspring

Females give birth to 3-7 youngsters after a gestation of 75 days. Young open their eyes at 10 days old, can stand at 20 days, can climb trees at 30 days and can eat solid foods at 4 months.

Sounds

Coatimundis are very vocal, and make high-pitched squeaks.

Relationship with Humans

Coaties are not endangered and serve as pest control by eating rodents.

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