AnAge entry for Nasua nasua

Classification (HAGRID: 02243)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Carnivora
                Family: Procyonidae
                    Genus: Nasua
Species: Nasua nasua
Common name: South american coati
Synonyms: Viverra nasua, Nasua fusca

Maximum longevity: 23.7 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: One wild born specimen was about 23.7 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
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[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction