coatis
Tropical ringtail relatives
Coatis are raccoon-like mammals native to the Americas, with long snouts, ringed tails, and flexible, upturned noses used for foraging.
They travel in bands through forests and scrublands, rooting for insects and fruit.
The name comes from Tupian languages.
Also spelled coati or coatimundi.
Small masked procyonid
tail · quadruped · vertebrate · fauna · wildlife · species · habitat · gestation
Group playing music together
- troopMobile group, organized
- femalesMembers of that sex
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
hierarchy · matrilineal · cooperation · communication · bonding · playful · dominance · territoriality
Eats plants and animals
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
- grubsImmature beetle stage
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
nuts · invertebrates · tarantulas · lizards · eggs · roots · tubers · opportunistic
Ascending by physical effort
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- gripSecure manual hold
claws · tail · balance · descending · branches · nesting · sleeping · escape
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- jungleDense tropical forest
- biodiversityRange of life forms
canopy · endemic · Yucatan · Monteverde · Central America · South America · Mexico · Arizona
ringtail
Small masked procyonid
whiskers · tail · quadruped · vertebrate · fauna · wildlife · species · habitat · gestation · litter
band
Group playing music together
grooming · hierarchy · matrilineal · cooperation · communication · bonding · playful · dominance · territoriality · group
omnivore
Eats plants and animals
berries · nuts · invertebrates · tarantulas · lizards · eggs · roots · tubers · opportunistic · scavenging
climbing
Ascending by physical effort
grip · claws · tail · balance · descending · branches · nesting · sleeping · escape · acrobatic
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
biodiversity · canopy · endemic · Yucatan · Monteverde · Central America · South America · Mexico · Arizona · ecosystem
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
- carnivoransdogs, cats, wolves, foxes, bears
- caniformsbears, dogs, wolves, foxes, raccoons
- mammalsbears, bats, sheep, cats, anteater
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- national parksYellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Glacier National Park