Long-nosed members of the raccoon family from the Americas. They are active by day: females and young travel in noisy bands, rooting for invertebrates with their flexible, upturned snouts, while adult males live alone.
Quick answers
What is it?Mammal
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?In places
Hunted for its meat in parts of its range.
At a glance
Found inSouth America, Central America, North America
ColoursBrown, Red, Black
SizeSmall
Length33–69 cm, plus a tail that can be as long again
HeightAbout 30 cm at the shoulder
Weight2–8 kg
Legs4
Covered inFur
Lives ingroups
Lives for7–14 years
Can swim
In the wild
- Where it lives
- South America, Central America, Mexico and the southwestern United States.
- What it eats
- Omnivores that mainly eat ground litter and invertebrates such as tarantulas.
Did you know
A raccoon relative that walks with its long tail held straight up like a flag.
Bands usually number 4 to 25, and adult males join them only in the short mating season.
Coatis live up to seven years in the wild and about 14 in captivity.
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