| Nasuella | |
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| Western mountain coati, Nasuella olivacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Procyonidae |
| Subtribe: | Nasuina |
| Genus: | Nasuella Hollister, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Nasua olivacea meridensis [1] Thomas, 1901
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| Species | |
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| Approximate combined range of the two mountain coatis | |
Mountain coatis are two species of procyonid mammals from the genus Nasuella. Unlike the larger coatis from the genus Nasua, mountain coatis only weigh 1.0–1.5 kilograms (2.2–3.3 lb) and are endemic to the north Andean highlands in South America.[2][3]
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Kays, R. (2009). "Mountain coati (Nasuella olivacea)". In Wilson, D. E.; Mittermeier R. A. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1, Carnivores. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 528. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1.
- ^ González-Maya, J.F.; Reid, F.; Helgen, K. (2016). "Nasuella olivacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T72261737A45201571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T72261737A45201571.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.