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South American Coati

Nasua nasua

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 252, February 227, March 237, April 303, May 218, June 198, July 329, August 358, September 312, October 311, November 220, December 264.
Brazil3,229
Parana1,419
Argentina1,346
Sao Paulo548
Rio de Jeneiro254
Ecuador215
Mato Grosso191
Minas Gerais174
Mato Grosso do Sul136
Espirito Santo120

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyRaccoons, Coatis, and Allies · Procyonidae
GenusCoatis · Nasua

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