AnAge entry for Nasua narica

Classification (HAGRID: 02242)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Procyonidae
                    Genus: Nasua
Species: Nasua narica
Common name: White-nosed coati
Synonyms: Viverra narica

Maximum longevity: 26.4 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: They reach adult growth in 1.2 years. In captivity, these animals have lived for 26.4 years [0671].

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[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0620] Gompper (1995), Nasua narica