Coatimundis pronounced ko-WAH-ti-MUN-dee

White-Nosed Coati or Coatimundi - Nasua narica

Coatimundis are also known as the Brazilian aardvark, Mexican tejón, hog-nosed coon, pizotes, crackoons and snookum bears and are members of the raccoon family

The Coati is active day and night. They spend most of the day foraging for food, which includes fruits, nuts, leaves, roots, insects, amphibians, fish, reptiles, eggs, small birds or mammals and even carrion. They are very fond of fruit, especially the manzanita berry.
The Coati can weigh from 10 to 25 pounds. When provoked, or for defense, coatis can be fierce fighters: their strong jaws, sharp canine teeth, and fast scratching paws, along with a tough hide sturdily attached to the underlying muscles, make it very difficult for predators (e.g. dogs, cougars) to seize the small mammal.
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