{"id":8021,"date":"2023-05-03T11:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/?post_type=animal&#038;p=8021"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:36:50","slug":"brown-nosed-coati","status":"publish","type":"animal","link":"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/en\/animals\/brown-nosed-coati\/","title":{"rendered":"South American Coati"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Taxonomy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phylum:<\/strong>\u00a0Chordata\u00a0&#8211; chordates\u00a0<br><strong>Class:<\/strong>\u00a0Mammalia\u00a0&#8211; mammals\u00a0<br><strong>Order:<\/strong>\u00a0Carnivora\u00a0&#8211; carnivores\u00a0<br><strong>Family:<\/strong>\u00a0Procyonidae\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0procyonids\u00a0<br><strong>Species:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Nasua\u00a0nasua\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0South American\u00a0coati\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conservation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"zoo-animal-details\">\n        <div class=\"born-container is-default\">\n            <div class=\"inner\">\n\n                \n                    <div class=\"item\">\n                        <div class=\"icon\">\n                            <img srcset=\"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iucn-lc-e1695033593303.png 2x\" alt=\"\">\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"text\">\n                            IUCN \u2013 LC least concern                         <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Distribution\u00a0and habitat<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coatis\u00a0inhabit the tropical forests of South America, from the foothills up to elevations of 2,500 meters. Coatis inhabit both the forest floor and tree canopies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17946\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-350x175.jpg 350w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-580x290.jpg 580w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1-1160x580.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/izplatiba-dienvidamerikas-koati-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adaptions<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South American coatis are medium-sized&nbsp;procyonids (e.g. racoons, kinkajous, ringtails). Their body is about 50 cm long, and their long tail adds another 50 cm. In total, their body length can reach up to 1.3 metres.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have a sharp, elongated snout&nbsp;with sharp teeth&nbsp;and strong paws with claws for digging in the ground to search for food.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&nbsp;can rotate&nbsp;their&nbsp;ankles in the opposite direction, allowing them to climb down trees headfirst. Coatis are diurnal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diet<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coatis are omnivores and forage for food depending on the season and availability. During the summer, they eat various fruits, while in the winter, when fruits are scarce, they feed on invertebrates such as\u00a0beetles, ants, grasshoppers,\u00a0spiders\u00a0and millipedes. Occasionally, coatis may hunt small birds, rodents, and reptiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Breeding<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South American coatis have a polygynous mating system, where one male mates with several females. Males may fight each other for access to females.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Females with young live in social groups, while males live alone and only join groups during the mating season, so after&nbsp;mating, males leave the group. After about 70 days, females give birth to 3 to 7 young. Females reach sexual maturity at 2 years old, while males mature at 3 years old.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conservation\u00a0and threats<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the European Union, South American coatis are recognized as an invasive species, meaning individuals cannot be imported, bred, or released into the wild within the EU.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their native range, coatis have a stable population, but human activity may pose a threat, and the population needs to be&nbsp;monitored.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>References:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Nasua_nasua\">https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Nasua_nasua<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aszk.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ring-Tail-Coati-Nasua-nasua-Geraldene-B.-2012.pdf#page=8.08\">https:\/\/aszk.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ring-Tail-Coati-Nasua-nasua-Geraldene-B.-2012.pdf#page=8.08<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2214,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false},"animal-category":[38,36],"animal-filter-1":[],"animal-filter-2":[],"class_list":["post-8021","animal","type-animal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>South American Coati - Zoo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/en\/animals\/brown-nosed-coati\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South American Coati - Zoo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Taxonomy\u00a0 Conservation\u00a0 Distribution\u00a0and habitat\u00a0 Coatis\u00a0inhabit the tropical forests of South America, from the foothills up to elevations of 2,500 meters. 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