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South American coati size: How big do they get?

How big does a South American coati get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown South American coati (Nasua nasua) reaches an average size of 52.8 cm (1′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 17.67 years, they grow from 145 grams (0.32 lbs) to 3.78 kg (8.34 lbs). A South American coati has 3 babies at once. The South American coati (genus: Nasua) is a member of the family Procyonidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

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The South American coati (can-coon) (Nasua nasua), also called the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), from tropical and subtropical South America. In Brazilian Portuguese, it is known as quati. An adult generally weighs 2–7.2 kg (4.4–15.9 lb) and is 85–113 cm (33–44 in) long, with half of that being its tail. Its color is highly variable and the rings on the tail may be only somewhat visible, but its distinguishing characteristic is that it lacks the largely white snout (or “nose”) of its northern relative, the white-nosed coati.

Animals of the same family as a South American coati

We found other animals of the Procyonidae family:

Animals with the same size as a South American coati

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as South American coati:

Animals with the same litter size as a South American coati

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (3) as a South American coati:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a South American coati

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a South American coati:

Animals with the same weight as a South American coati

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nasua nasua: