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White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

Description:

White-nosed Coatis look a bit like a badger, are the size of an average house cat (around 4 - 6 kg), and have a long tail which is striped. Their snouts are white and black, however their fur can be brown with light red and gray, or entirely dark brown.

Habitat:

This example was sighted in an urbanized area in Mexico's Quintana Roo hunting for left over foods. The animal seemed overall unimpressed by humans and simply ignored them.

3 Species ID Suggestions

peter
peter 12 years ago
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica White-nosed Coati
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica White-nosed Coati
KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago
white nosed coatimundi
Nasua narica White-nosed Coati


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1 Comment

NicoleB
NicoleB 12 years ago

That's one cute critter!
I've never even heard of these :D

BettinaK
Spotted by
BettinaK

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Apr 17, 2010
Submitted on Aug 4, 2011

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