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White-nosed coati size: How big do they get?

How big does a White-nosed coati get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) reaches an average size of 55 cm (1′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 17.67 years, they grow from 140 grams (0.31 lbs) to 4.58 kg (10.09 lbs). A White-nosed coati has 4 babies at once. The White-nosed 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 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:

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:

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:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a White-nosed coati

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a White-nosed coati:

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: