🐾White-nosed coati
The white-nosed coati, also known as the coatimundi, is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae. 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).
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 3.75 kg
- Body length
- 0.63 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 26 years
Everything we know about the White-nosed coati
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass3.75 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 3.75 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.63 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass44 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan26 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 26 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length8.2 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity2.8 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation78 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 78 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter sizeabout 4COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 4.17AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelOmnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleDiurnalCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range0.78 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density50 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l3.8 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for White-nosed coati yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderCarnivora
- ›familyProcyonidae
- ›genusNasua
- ›speciesNasua narica
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- familyProcyonidae
- genusNasua
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyProcyonidae
- genusNasua
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