White-nosed coati: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-nosed coati lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nasua narica
Group	Raccoons, coatis & relatives
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	180 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Procyonidae

Where does the white-nosed coati live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-nosed coati in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belize, United States, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a white-nosed coati?

Wikidata records the following for the white-nosed coati: mass 180 g (birth weight).

Is the white-nosed coati endangered?

The white-nosed coati’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-nosed coati?

The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Procyonidae, genus Nasua. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-nosed coati

The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as the coatimundi (), is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae (raccoons and their relatives). 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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-nosed coati (revision 1373740266), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754992 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).