Nasuella olivacea

Bergnasenbär

The Bergnasenbär ( Nasuella olivacea ) is a predatory species from the family of raccoons ( Procyonidae ). He is related to the coatis ( Nasua genus ), but is guided in a separate class, Nasuella.

Description

The Bergnasenbär resembles the South American coati, but is much smaller and has a shorter tail on. His thick, coarse fur is gray brown, the tail is curled yellow-gray - dark brown. The snout is elongated and very flexible as the other coatis, though her ​​skull is still elongated. These animals can reach a body length 26-39 cm and a tail length of 20-24 centimeters.

Distribution and habitat

Mountain coatis live in Colombia, western Venezuela and Ecuador. Their habitat is forests in higher altitudes 2000-3200 meters above sea level.

Way of life

Little is known about the lifestyle of the mountain coatis. You might like the other coatis live mainly on the ground and be active during the day. The males live solitary and are strictly territorial, while the females and young form groups. Their diet consists mainly of insects, they are looking for with the movable nose in the dirt, next they also take small vertebrates and possibly fruit to him.

Threat

Mountain coatis are considered rare, although their precise degree of hazard is unknown. The reasons for the decline in populations are likely in the loss of their habitat and may be in the hunting.