white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) English: White-nosed coatis (Nasua narica) living unconfined in Parque Tomás Garrido Canabal in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. They are very tame. They pass freely into and out of the museum/zoo "Parque - Museo de La Venta", which is very close to the spot shown.
Date 27 April 2010
Author Strobilomyces https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Strobilomyces
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coati_20100427wb.JPG
The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as the coatimundi, is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae. Local names include pizote, antoon, and tejón. White-nosed coatis inhabit wooded areas (dry and moist forests) of the Americas. They are found from as far north as southeastern Arizona and New Mexico, through Mexico and Central America, to far northwestern Colombia (Gulf of Urabá region, near Colombian border with Panama).