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All coatis share a slender head with an elongated, flexible, slightly upturned nose, small ears, dark feet, and a long non- prehensile tail used for balance and signaling. Ring-tailed coatis have either a light brown or black coat, with a lighter underpart and a white-ringed tail in most cases.
1 dzień temu · Species: Several species, including the white-nosed coati (Nasua narica) and South American coati (Nasua nasua) found in South America. Size: 33 to 69 cm (13 to 27 in) head to tail base, about 30 cm (12 in) tall at the shoulder, weighing between 2 and 8 kg (4.4 and 17.6 lb). Males are almost twice as large as females. Other South American Snout ...
20 paź 2024 · Among them are mammals with a particularly intriguing feature: a flexible snout. Far from just an ordinary nose, these highly specialized appendages play a crucial role in their survival, enabling them to thrive in a variety of habitats, from dense rainforests to high-altitude grasslands.
2 lis 2011 · Here we describe the first mammalian remains from the early Late Cretaceous of South America, including two partial skulls and jaws of a derived dryolestoid showing dental and cranial...
There are four widely recognized extant species of tapir, all in the genus Tapirus of the family Tapiridae. They are the South American tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir, and the mountain tapir. In 2013, a group of researchers said they had identified a fifth species of tapir, the kabomani tapir.
The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, it is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa.
Most of the mammals that were living in South America between 66 and 45 million years fall into three categories: marsupials, xenarthrans, and native ungulates. Other interesting but rather minor groups (in terms of abundance and diversity) included meridiolestidans, gondwanatheres, and monotremes.
