ring-tailed coati

ring-tailed coati (plural ring-tailed coatis)

1. A coati species, Nasua nasua, native to South America.

   Synonym: South American coati

   • 1884 August 21, Nature, volume XXX, page 397, column 1:

     The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during past week include a Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua rufa ♂) from South America, presented by Miss K. M. Battam […]

   • 1894, Phil Robinson, “The Zoo Revisited VII – The Small Cats' House”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume XI, page 883:

     But the parents were gone, and a sudden squeal from the ring-tailed coati hastened Bobby's exit after them.

   • 2017 October 19, Ben T. Hirsch, Matthew E. Gompper, “Causes and consequeces of coati sociality” (chapter 28), in David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman, Lauren A. Harrington, editors, Biology and Conservation of Musteloids, Oxford: OUP Oxford, →DOI, →ISBN, page 516:

     The ring-tailed coati is found throughout much of South America, reaching the southern limits of its range in northern Argentina and Uruguay.