59 questions
What features originated the white-nosed coati's names?
Nose
Sleeping Posture
Arboreal Lifestyle
Omnivorous Diet
What are the only physical characteristics that distinguish the white-nosed coati from other coatis?
Coat Color
Muzzle Markings
Tail Length
Tail Markings
What percentage is the white-nosed coati's tail of its total body length?
30%
50%
70%
10%
How does the white-nosed coati hold its tail when walking?
Horizontal to the Ground
In the Air
Over the Back
Between the Legs
In what family is the white-nosed coati categorized?
Procyonidae
Ursidae
Ailuridae
Mustelidae
The white-nosed coati is susceptible to canine distemper and rabies.
True
False
What is the lifespan of a white-nosed coati?
4 Years
14 Years
24 Years
34 Years
Male white-nosed coatis are territorial and will fight each other.
True
False
White-nosed coatis are kept as pets.
True
False
How do white-nosed coatis mark their territories?
Urine Spraying
Anal Secretions
Fighting
Hissing
What is the white-nosed coati's social system?
Solitary Males, Social Females
Social Males, Solitary Females
Social
Solitary
How do white-nosed coatis kill their prey?
Bite to the Head
Bite to the Throat
Disembowelment
Tail Whip to the Head
White-nosed coatis cause crop damage and take small farm animals.
True
False
What is the white- nosed coati's diet?
Omnivorous
Carnivorous
Herbivorous
Unknown
What do white-nosed coatis eat?
Insects
Fruit
Mice
Crabs
The white-nosed coati's snout has a flexible end.
True
False
Adult male white-nosed coatis will kill juveniles.
True
False
The white-nosed coati population in what region is losing genetic contact, potentially leading to extirpation?
United States
Costa Rica
Honduras
Mexico
For what is the white-nosed coati hunted?
Food
Skin
Fur
Medicine
The white-nosed coati is killed as bycatch.
True
False
Where do most white-nosed coatis live in the United States?
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Nevada
What continents does the white-nosed coati inhabit?
North America
South America
Asia
Oceania
White-nosed coatis take part in cooperative breeding.
True
False
What do white-nosed coatis use to defend themselves?
Claws
Canines
Tail
Poisonous Secretions
What is the white-nosed coati's form of locomotion?
Plantigrade
Digitigrade
Unguligrade
Other
White-nosed coatis have naked soles.
True
False
What is the white-nosed coati's classification on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
Least Concern
Endangered
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
What is the white-nosed coati classified in New Mexico?
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
What is the white-nosed coati's circadian rhythm?
Diurnal
Nocturnal
Cathemeral
Crepuscular
Where do white-nosed coatis usually sleep?
Trees
Caves
Underground Burrows
Forest Floor
What threatens the white-nosed coati?
Habitat Loss
Hunting
Invasive Species
Disease
What preys on white-nosed coatis?
Cats
Boa Constrictors
Large Birds
Bears
What is a group of white-nosed coatis called?
Band
Troop
Camp
Clan
Up to how many white-nosed coatis make up a group?
30
3
300
130
What is the white-nosed coati's population trend?
Decreasing
Increasing
Stable
Unknown
The white-nosed coati's population is severely fragmented.
True
False
How far will a white-nosed coati forage in a single day?
200,000 m. / 124 mi.
200 m. / 0.1 mi.
2,000 m. / 1 mi.
20,000 m. / 12 m.
What is the white-nosed coati's parental investement?
Maternal
Paternal
Both, Maternal & Paternal
None
White-nosed coatis are sexually dimorphic.
True, males are larger.
True, females are larger.
False.
When are young white-nosed coatis introduced to the group?
5 Months
1 Year
7 Months
3 Weeks
When do newborn white-nosed coati's open their eyes?
1 Day
11 Days
31 Days
21 Days
When are white-nosed coatis weaned?
4 Months
1 Month
1 Year
14 Months
What is the white-nosed coati's mating system?
Polygynous
Polyandrous
Polygynandrous
Monogamous
When is the white-nosed coati breeding season?
February-March
May-June
August-September
November-December
Where are white-nosed coatis most common?
United States
Mexico
Honduras
Costa Rica
Where is white-nosed coati population density greatest?
Tropics
Southwestern United States
Mexico
Open Woodlands
What is the white-nosed coati's scientific name?
Nasua narica
Nasua nasua
Nasuella meridensis
Nasuella olivacea
What language originated the white-nosed coati's common name?
Tupian Indian
Spanish
Latin
Aztec
Which sex of white-nosed coati reaches sexual maturity first?
Male
Female
When does the white-nosed coati reach adult body size?
5 Months
15 Months
25 Months
5 Years
What system does the white-nosed coati inhabit?
Terrestrial
Arboreal
Aerial/Arboreal
Fossorial
Where do white-nosed coatis build their nests?
Trees
Underground Burrows
Caves
Forest Floor
How long is the white-nosed coati's gestation period?
77 Days
17 Days
7 Months
7 Weeks
How many offspring make up a white-nosed coati litter?
2-7
12-17
22-27
7-12
What habitats does the white-nosed coati inhabit?
Forest
Grassland
Rocky Areas
Shrubland
What types of subtropical/tropical forests do white-nosed coatis inhabit?
Dry
Moist Montane
Moist Lowland
Swamp
Which of these are white-nosed coati tracks?
Which of these is a white-nosed coati?
Which of these is a white-nosed coati?