South American Coati

Habitat
Wide-ranging, including tropical lowlands, dry high-altitude forests, oak forests, mesquite grassland, and forest edges.
Wild Diet
Earthworms, termites, snails, lizards, snakes and mice. Also, fruits, roots, nuts and eggs.
Behaviour
Coatis are mainly active during the day. They are excellent climbers using their tail for balancing on branches and to slow their descent down the tree.
Breeding
After a gestation of 77 days (11 weeks), 3 - 7 cubs are born.
Threats
Habitat loss due to deforestation and hunting for their meat by natives are major threats for the species.
Conservation
This species is protected under CITES Appendix III in Uruguay. The species occurs in numerous protected areas.


INFORMATION
- Latin Name: Nasua nasua
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Procyonidae
- Conservation status: Least Concern


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