Habitat use and home range of brown-nosed coati, Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado biome

Trovati, Roberto Guilherme; Brito, Bernardo Alves de; Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti

doi:10.15517/rbt.v58i2.5263

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“…The ring‐tailed coati ( Nasua nasua ) and the crab‐eating raccoon ( Procyon cancrivorus ) are neotropical carnivorans, although the latter is found a little further north, from Costa Rica to Uruguay and Argentina, representing the most austral distribution of procyonids (Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009). Nasua nasua occupies essentially forested habitats, including deciduous and evergreen forests; gallery and cloud forests; and tropical and woodland savanna; from sea level to 2500 m.a.s.l (Beisiegel & Mantovani, 2006; Beisiegel, 2001; Gompper & Decker, 1998; Hunter, 2011; Trovati et al, 2010; Wilson & Mittermeier, 2009). The body mass average of the ring‐tailed coati is 4.3 kg (Gompper & Decker, 1998).…”

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Functional and phylogenetic interpretation of the forelimb myology of two South American carnivorans, the ring‐tailed coati (Nasua nasua) and crab‐eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Tarquini

Mosto

Ercoli

2023

Journal of Morphology

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A comparative analysis of the forelimb myology of two neotropical procyonids (Nasua nasua and Procyon cancrivorus) was performed to assess how observed differences in their myological configuration would be related to their diverse ecological behaviors and phylogeny. Although both species are associated with the arboreal substrate, N. nasua is a more agile climber that usually digs; whereas P. cancrivorus spends most of its time on the ground foraging, climbing on the trees as shelter and is a good swimmer. Here, myological descriptions, muscle maps, phylogenetic optimizations, and muscle mass data of the forelimb of these two procyonids are presented. The main functional muscular groups are discussed in a comparative framework with other carnivorans that present a wide ecological diversity. Also, muscular characters were mapped onto a phylogeny to explore their evolution and to obtain ancestral state reconstructions. Results indicate clear myological differences among the two neotropical procyonids associated with their ecological preferences. One of the most remarkable anatomical differences is the arrangement and relative mass of the extrinsic musculature, mainly the musculus rhomboideus and the delto-pectoral complexes. In Nasua nasua, these suggested a greater stability in their shoulder girdle for climbing and digging and probably would provide stronger neck and head movements when they use them for foraging on the ground. Conversely, P. cancrivorus has a different extrinsic muscular configuration, which would allow an increment on the stride length and faster movements of the forelimb associated with more frequent terrestrial gaits. Also, significant differences are observed in the distal musculature, associated with strong movements of forepaws when climbing and digging in N. nasua; whereas, P. cancrivorus configuration suggested precise forearm and digits movements, related to manipulation of food items when they are catching prey or feeding. Most of the codified features of P. cancrivorus would reflect retention of plesiomorphies acquired in the common ancestor of caniforms or arctoids, whereas N. nasua shows derived traits, particularly in the proximal forelimb region. The present work increases the information available on the myology of these particular taxa and extant generalized

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Functional and phylogenetic interpretation of the forelimb myology of two South American carnivorans, the ring‐tailed coati (Nasua nasua) and crab‐eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Tarquini

Mosto

Ercoli

2023

Journal of Morphology

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“…The ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1976, Carnivora: Procyonidae) are widely distributed mammals in South America, and predominantly inhabit the Atlantic Forest, the Amazon Rainforest and Pantanal regions of Brazil (Trovati et al, 2010). Coatis are omnivores, feeding mainly on invertebrates and fruits (Gompper & Decker, 1998),…”

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‘ Candidatus Mycoplasma haematonasua’ and tick‐borne pathogens in ring‐tailed coatis ( Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1976) from the Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, southern Brazil

Collere

Delai

Ferrari

et al. 2021

Transbound Emerg Dis

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The Iguaçu National Park (INP) is the largest remnant of Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil, representing an ecological continuum with Argentina. The INP harbours a diverse fauna, with ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1976, Carnivora: Procyonidae) in close contact with tourists either begging and/or snatching food from visitors. A potentially novel haemotropic Mycoplasma sp. has been previously detected in the ring-tailed coatis from central-western and southern Brazil. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the occurrence of haemotropic Mycoplasma sp. and tickborne pathogens in wild ring-tailed coatis from the INP, Foz do Iguaçu municipality, Paraná State, southern Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 18 wild ring-tailed coatis and evaluated by conventional PCR (cPCR) assays for haemotropic Mycoplasma spp. (16S and 23S rRNA), Theileria/Babesia spp. (18S rRNA) and Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. (16S rRNA, sodB, dsb and groEL). Eight out of 18 (44.44%; 95% CI: 24.56%-66.28%) animals were positive for haemotropic Mycoplasma spp. All ring-tailed coatis tested negative for Theileria/Babesia spp. and only one out of 18 (5.56%; 95% CI: 0.99%-25.76%) animals tested positive for Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp. by the 16S rRNA cPCR. Unfortunately, multiple attempts to sequence the 16S rRNA gene of the Ehrlichia/Anaplasma-positive sample have failed. Phylogenetic and network analysis of the hemoplasma 16S and 23S rRNA gene fragments confirmed that animals were infected by a potentially novel haemotropic Mycoplasma sp. previously reported in ringtailed coatis from Brazil. The name 'Candidatus Mycoplasma haematonasua' is proposed for this novel organism.

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“…The South American coati Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1766 is widely distributed from Venezuela and Colombia, south to Uruguay and northern Argentina (Alves- Costa et al, 2004, Emmons andHelgen, 2016). Coatis are mainly found in forested areas, both humid and dry, including in Paraguay gallery forest, Atlantic Forest, palm savannas, Cerradón and xeric Chaco forests (Emmons, 1990;Gompper and Decker, 1998;Beisiegel, 2001;Trovati et al, 2010). They are a social procyonid, living in large groups made up of adult females and their offspring, with males typically being solitary (Russell, 1981;Haugaasen and Peres, 2008;Hirsch, 2011).…”

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Unusual behavioral responses of the south american coati (<i>Nasua nasua</i>) to the hooded capuchin (<i>Sapajus cay</i>) in the paraguayan upper Paraná Atlantic Forest

Smith,

Briggs,

Smith

2020

Neotrop. Primates

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In eastern Paraguay, the South American coati Nasua nasua and hooded capuchin Sapajus cay are sympatric across most of their range. Both species are diurnal, arboreal, omnivorous mammals and have similar diets consisting of fleshy fruits and insects and are therefore potential competitors. In this article, we report three observations of unusual behavioral responses of coatis to the presence of hooded capuchins. On two occasions groups of coatis elected to show avoidance behavior by hiding from capuchin groups, despite the much closer proximity of human observers. On another occasion coatis and capuchins were seen to feed side by side in a fruit tree without antagonism for over half an hour. We also review the literature to begin the process of identifying the factors that may influence the frequency and outcome of such encounters.

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Habitat use and home range of brown-nosed coati, Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado biome

Cited by 4 publications

References 30 publications

Functional and phylogenetic interpretation of the forelimb myology of two South American carnivorans, the ring‐tailed coati (Nasua nasua) and crab‐eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

Functional and phylogenetic interpretation of the forelimb myology of two South American carnivorans, the ring‐tailed coati (Nasua nasua) and crab‐eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)

‘ Candidatus Mycoplasma haematonasua’ and tick‐borne pathogens in ring‐tailed coatis ( Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1976) from the Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, southern Brazil

Unusual behavioral responses of the south american coati (<i>Nasua nasua</i>) to the hooded capuchin (<i>Sapajus cay</i>) in the paraguayan upper Paraná Atlantic Forest

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