Mountain coati
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Mountain coati |
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| Nasuella olivacea | ||||||||||||
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The mountain coati ( Nasuella olivacea ) is a species of predator from the small bear family (Procyonidae). It is related to the coatis (genus Nasua ), but is listed in its own genus, Nasuella .
description
The mountain coati is similar to the South American coati , but is significantly smaller and has a shorter tail. Its thick, rough fur is gray-brown in color, the tail is ringed yellow-gray-dark brown. As with the other coatis, the snout is elongated and very mobile, but their skull is even more elongated. These animals reach a head body length of 36 to 39 centimeters and a tail length of 20 to 24 centimeters.
distribution and habitat
Mountain coatis live in Colombia , western Venezuela, and Ecuador . Their habitat are higher forests at 2000 to 3200 meters above sea level.
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life of the mountain coatis. Like the other coatis, they are likely to live mainly on the ground and be diurnal. The males are solitary and strictly territorial, while the females and juveniles form groups. Their food consists mainly of insects , which they look for in the ground with their mobile noses, they also eat small vertebrates and possibly fruit.
threat
Mountain coatis are considered rare, even if their exact degree of endangerment is unknown. The reasons for the decline in populations are likely to be the loss of their habitat and possibly hunting.
literature
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World . Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 ISBN 0801857899
Web links
- Mountain Coatimundi ( Nasuella olivacea ) at Lioncrusher's Domain ( Memento from July 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Tauno Hogue: Mountain coati on the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nasuella olivacea in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2012. Posted by: F. Reid, K. slipway, 2008. Accessed March 25, 2013.