AnAge entry for Nasua narica

Classification (HAGRID: 02591)
Taxonomy	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry) Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae Genus: Nasua
Species	Nasua narica
Common name	White-nosed coati
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
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].
Life history traits (averages)
Female sexual maturity	712 days
Male sexual maturity	712 days
Gestation	78 days
Weaning	127 days
Litter size	4.17 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth	140 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight	3,750 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual	153 %
Metabolism
Typical body temperature	312ºK or 38.6ºC or 101.5ºF
Basal metabolic rate	6.7330 W
Body mass	3670.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass	0.001835 W/g
References
[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
External resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System	ITIS 552462
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