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Dwarf coati

Nasua olivacea Gray, 1865

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The dwarf coati (Nasua olivacea) is a species in the family Procyonidae, order Carnivora. Recorded adults weigh about 1.34 kg and live up to 1.5 years.

Dwarf coati (Nasua olivacea)
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Quick facts about the dwarf coati

Weight
1.34 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dwarf coati live?

Not recorded

What is the dwarf coati?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The western mountain coati or western dwarf coati (Nasuella olivacea) is a small procyonid, found in cloud forest and páramo at altitudes of 1,300–4,250 metres (4,270–13,940 ft) in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. A population discovered in the Apurímac–Cuzco region of southern Peru (more than 1,000 km or 620 mi south of the previous distribution limit) has tentatively been identified as the western mountain coati, but may represent an undescribed taxon.

Until 2009, the western mountain coati (then simply known as the mountain coati) usually included the eastern mountain coati as a subspecies, but that species is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed on average, has markedly smaller teeth, a paler olive-brown pelage, and usually a dark mid-dorsal stripe on the back (versus more rufescent or blackish, and usually without a dark mid-dorsal stripe in the western mountain coati). When the two were combined, they were rated as Data Deficient by the IUCN, but following the split the western mountain coati is considered Near Threatened. After a genetic analysis in 2020, the American Society of Mammalogists currently considers N. meridensis a synonym of N. olivacea.

There are two subspecies of the western mountain coati: N. o. olivacea and the slightly smaller and darker N. o. quitensis with less distinct rings on the tail. The former is known from Colombia and the latter from Ecuador, but the exact distribution limit between the two is not known.

From the Wikipedia article “Nasuella olivacea” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nasuella_olivacea&oldid=1375221662), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the dwarf coati endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dwarf coati classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderCarnivora
  5. familyProcyonidae
  6. genusNasua
  7. SpeciesNasua olivacea Gray, 1865

Synonyms Nasuella lagunetae, Nasuella meridensis, Nasuella olivacea, Nasuella olivacea meridensis

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Eastern mountain coatiEnglish
  • Mountain coatiEnglish
  • Western mountain coatiEnglish
  • قوطي قزمArabic
  • قوطي الجبل الزيتونيArabic
  • قوطي الجبل الشرقيArabic
  • قوطي الجبل الغربيArabic
  • nosál horskýCzech
  • BergnasenbärGerman
  • GuacheSpanish
  • Coatí andinoSpanish
  • Cuchucho andinoSpanish
  • Cusumbo andinoSpanish
  • Cusumbo de tierra f´riaSpanish
  • Runcho guacheSpanish
  • andienkoatiFinnish
  • Coati de montagneFrench
  • חוטמן הרים מזרחיHebrew
  • חוטמן הרים מערביHebrew
  • Kis ormányosmedveHungarian
  • Coati andinoItalian
  • Coati di montagnaItalian
  • Coati minoreItalian
  • Nasua andinoItalian
  • Nasua di montagnaItalian
  • Nasua minoreItalian
  • ヤマハナグマJapanese
  • FjellnesebjørnNorwegian Bokmål
  • Oostelijke Kleine NeusbeerDutch
  • Westelijke Kleine NeusbeerDutch
  • Ostronosek górskiPolish
  • Quati-AndinoPortuguese
  • Quati-das-montanhasPortuguese
  • горная носухаRussian
  • Dağ KoatisiTurkish

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Relatives of the dwarf coati

Other species in the same genus Nasua.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dwarf coati?

An adult dwarf coati weighs 1.34 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the dwarf coati live?

The dwarf coati has a recorded lifespan of 1.5 years.

What kind of animal is the dwarf coati?

The dwarf coati (Nasua olivacea) belongs to the family Procyonidae in the order Carnivora.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf coati (Nasua olivacea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-coati

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BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_coati_2026,
  title = {Dwarf coati (Nasua olivacea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-coati},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}