Coati |
Nasua narica |
Sonoran and Chihuahuan
deserts of southwestern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and the Big
Bend to Brownsville areas of Texas. |
Canyons of desert mountain
forests, usually near water |
Insects, lizards, roots,
fruits, nuts and eggs |
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The Coati is a slender, diurnal, raccoon like mammal that forages in groups.
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