The Mountain Coati is a small, rare procyonid of high-altitude cloud forests in the Andes and highland Central America. It is smaller and less social than the white-nosed coati, often found solitary in dense montane vegetation. Very little is known about its behavior and ecology due to its restricted habitat and shy demeanor.
Habitat
Cloud forests and high-altitude shrublands
Diet
Invertebrates, small vertebrates, and fruit
How common
Very rare
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