#0098 · 🦊 mammals

South American Coati

🇳🇱 Rode neusbeer ·Nasua nasua

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Diego Carús · CC0
2. © Santiago Ramos · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Pablo Torres Luaces · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © avocat · CC BY 4.0
5. © Paul Tavares · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Pedro Garcia Abilleira de Castro · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Scott Ramos · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The South American coati , or ring-tailed coati ( Nasua nasua ) is a species of coati, members of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), from tropical and subtropical South America. In Brazilian Portuguese it is known as quati. 9 lb) and total length is 85–113 cm (33–44 in), half of that being its tail. Its color is highly variable and the rings on the tail may be quite weak, but it lacks the largely white muzzle ("nose")...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,619iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
7,619 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).