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Photo ID: 0000 0000 0806 1372
Current Taxon: Nasua narica
Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
Date of photo: 2006-01-04
Location: United States, AZ, Tucson, Arizona
Photographer's ID: Nasua nasua
Photo Submitted: 2006-08-26
Annotations: 2 annotations
Photo ©2006 Aaron Schusteff
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Annotation History
Date |
Name |
Action |
Animal Name Before Changes |
Animal Name Changed to |
Annotation Notes |
01/04/2013 |
Simon J. Tonge |
taxon changed |
Nasua nasua (Coatimundi) |
Nasua narica (White-nosed Coati) | This looks like a white-nosed coati |
01/04/2013 |
Aaron Schusteff |
comment |
Nasua narica |
| Thank you Simon for the correction. I photographed this coati at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and got the scientific name Nasua nasua from their web page.
Your review prompted me to investigate further. A found a number of good references...e.g. from the Smithsonian Musuem, the IUCN, and the American Society of Mammalogists descriptions of N. narica and N. nasua. All these references indicate the Arizona species is N. narica, whereas N. nasua is listed as occuring from Columbia to northern Argentina. Beyond the geographic distribution here, the color of the muzzle (white for N. narica, brown for N. nasua) also indicates N. narica. The other main distinguishing characters involve skull features which would be difficult to see in most photos.
Thanks again for your correction. I love these animals, and was happy to learn more about them. |
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