The South American Coati is the larger, more richly colored relative of the White-nosed Coati, found in South America, with its range reaching eastern Panama. Troops of females and young forage together through forest, using their flexible snouts to probe leaf litter for insects and lizards. It is an important seed disperser in South American rainforests.
Habitat
Tropical forests of Panama and South America
Diet
Invertebrates, fruit, small vertebrates, and carrion
How common
Very rare
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