It is hard to guess what a White-nosed coati weights. But we have the answer:
An adult White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) on average weights 4.58 kg (10.09 lbs).
The White-nosed coati is from the family Procyonidae (genus: Nasua). It is usually born with about 140 grams (0.31 lbs). They can live for up to 17.67 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 55 cm (1′ 10″). Usually, White-nosed coatis have 4 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as the coatimundi (), is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae (raccoons and their relatives). Local Spanish names for the species include pizote, antoon, and tejón, depending upon the region. It weighs about 4–6 kg (8.8–13.2 lb). However, males are much larger than females: small females can weigh as little as 2.5 kg (5.5 lb), while large males can weigh as much as 12.2 kg (27 lb). On average, the nose-to-tail length of the species is about 110 cm (3.6 ft) with about half of that being the tail length.
Animals of the same family as a White-nosed coati
We found other animals of the Procyonidae family:
- Northern olingo bringing 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs) to the scale
- Cacomistle with a weight of 906 grams
- Nasuella olivacea bringing 1.34 kilos (2.95 lbs) to the scale
- Ring-tailed cat bringing 1.02 kilos (2.25 lbs) to the scale
- Bahamian raccoon with a size of 46.2 cm (1′ 7″)
- Tres Marias raccoon with a size of 57.9 cm (1′ 11″)
- Crab-eating raccoon bringing 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs) to the scale
- Cozumel raccoon bringing 2.96 kilos (6.53 lbs) to the scale
- Eastern lowland olingo bringing 1.24 kilos (2.73 lbs) to the scale
- Northern olingo bringing 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a White-nosed coati
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nasua narica:
- Spotted-necked otter with a weight of 4.18 kilos (9.22 lbs)
- Hoary fox with a weight of 4.23 kilos (9.33 lbs)
- Chinese mountain cat with a weight of 5.49 kilos (12.1 lbs)
- Nine-banded armadillo with a weight of 3.98 kilos (8.77 lbs)
- Groundhog with a weight of 3.88 kilos (8.55 lbs)
- Unadorned rock-wallaby with a weight of 4.56 kilos (10.05 lbs)
- Bicolored-spined porcupine with a weight of 4.49 kilos (9.9 lbs)
- White-tailed mongoose with a weight of 3.66 kilos (8.07 lbs)
- Spotted-necked otter with a weight of 4.19 kilos (9.24 lbs)
- Allen’s swamp monkey with a weight of 4.75 kilos (10.47 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a White-nosed coati
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as White-nosed coati:
- Crested servaline genet with a size of 51.5 cm (1′ 9″)
- Rock hyrax with a size of 46.7 cm (1′ 7″)
- Pampas fox with a size of 62.2 cm (2′ 1″)
- Crab-eating macaque with a size of 51.5 cm (1′ 9″)
- Lowland paca with a size of 64.7 cm (2′ 2″)
- Coypu with a size of 52.1 cm (1′ 9″)
- Brown woolly monkey with a size of 53.7 cm (1′ 10″)
- Brown howler with a size of 51.4 cm (1′ 9″)
- Natal red rock hare with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
- Grivet with a size of 56 cm (1′ 11″)
Animals with the same litter size as a White-nosed coati
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (4) as a White-nosed coati:
- Red-cheeked dunnart
- Indian bush rat
- Pacific shrew
- Fawn-colored mouse
- Long-clawed ground squirrel
- Chelemys macronyx
- Beach vole
- Marsh rice rat
- Boehm’s gerbil
- Swift fox
Animals with the same life expectancy as a White-nosed coati
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a White-nosed coati:
- European pine marten with an average maximal age of 17 years
- West Caucasian tur with an average maximal age of 20.5 years
- Hector’s dolphin with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Giant forest hog with an average maximal age of 18 years
- Black-mantled tamarin with an average maximal age of 15.17 years
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemur with an average maximal age of 19.25 years
- Impala with an average maximal age of 17.75 years
- Black howler with an average maximal age of 20.25 years
- Eld’s deer with an average maximal age of 19.33 years
- Mountain gazelle with an average maximal age of 18.25 years