Coatis, are members of the family ¨Procyonida¨ in the genera ¨Nasua¨ and ¨Nasuella¨. They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. The coati is also known in English as the hog-nosed coon.

Coatis are omnivores; their diet consists mainly of ground litter, invertebrates, and small vertebrate prey such as lizards, rodents, small birds, birds' eggs, and crocodile eggs. The snout, with an acute sense of smell, assists the paws in a hog-like manner to unearth invertebrates.

Coatis face unregulated hunting and the serious threat of environmental destruction in Central and South America. The absence of scientifically sound population studies of these animals in the wild is probably leading to a severe underestimation of the ecological problems and decline in numbers affecting the species.

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