Cozumel Island coati
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae Genus: Nasua Species: N. nelsoni
Binomial name
Nasua nelsoni

The Cozumel Island Coati (Nasua nelsoni) is a coati from the island of Cozumel. It is in the family Procyonidae, which also includes raccoons, olingos, and Kinkajous. Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Animalia redirects here. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species... Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora IPA: (from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 placental mammals. ... Genera Procyon Nasua Cyonasua - extinct Chapalmalania - extinct Nasuella Bassariscus Bassaricyon Potos Procyonidae is a family of carnivores which includes the raccoons, coatis and others. ... White-nosed coati nasua narica (Larger image) The name coati is applied to any of four species of small neotropical mammals, family Procyonidae, ranging from southern Arizona to north of Argentina. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Species Nasua nasua Nasua narica Nasua nelsoni The name coati is applied to any of three species of small neotropical mammals in the genus Nasua, family Procyonidae, ranging from southern Arizona to north of Argentina. ... Location of Cozumel State Quintana Roo Presidente municipal Gustavo Ortega Joaquín Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 647 km² Population   â€“Total (2003)   â€“Density about 90,000 (2003) Time zone UTC –6 Latitude Longitude 20°30′ N 86°57′ W Cozumel (Mayan: Island of the Swallows) is an island in the Caribbean Sea... Genera Procyon Nasua Cyonasua - extinct Chapalmalania - extinct Nasuella Bassariscus Bassaricyon Potos Procyonidae is a family of carnivores which includes the raccoons, coatis and others. ... For the animated television series see The Raccoons Binomial name Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), often just called the Raccoon, is a mammal native to America. ... Species Bassaricyon alleni Bassaricyon beddardi Bassaricyon gabbii Bassaricyon lasius Bassaricyon pauli Olingos are small procyonids who comprise the genus Bassaricyon, native to the rainforests of Central and South America from Nicaragua to Peru. ... Binomial name Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774) Kinkajou range The Kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as the Honey Bear, is a nocturnal rainforest mammal related to the ringtail, raccoon, and the lesser panda. ...

Although very similar to the White-nosed coati, it has shorter, softer fur and is much smaller. It eats insect, fruit, and small vertebrates. Some scientists consider Nasua nelsoni to be a sub-species of Nasua narica, because of so few specimens. Others think it may have been brought to Cozumel by Mayans. Binomial name Nasua narica (Linnaeus, 1766) The Pizote (Nasua narica), also known as the White-nosed Coati or Antoon, is a member of the raccoon family. ... Orders See taxonomy Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species — more than all other animal groups combined [1]. Insects may be found in nearly all environments on the planet, although only a... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Binomial name Nasua narica (Linnaeus, 1766) The pizote, also known as the white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) is a member of the raccoon family. ... This article is about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. ...

External links

• IUCN Red List
• Cozumel Island Coati