Nasua olivacea

J. E. Gray, 1865

Mountain Coati

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Procyonidae
Genus : Nasua

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1865-05. A revision of the genera and species of ursine animals (Ursidae), founded on the collection in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(3):677-709.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501046

Original name as described

Nasua olivacea

Other common names

Dwarf Coati · Eastern Mountain Coati · Western Mountain Coati

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.3.10.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf27696f-b099-4d6c-a0b8-0da4e11a721e

Type locality

Santa Fé de Bogota, Colombia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru?

Taxonomy notes

meridensis has been considered a distinct species, although recent molecular studies have shown that meridensis is a synonym of N. olivacea; moved from Nasuella to Nasua

Taxonomy notes citation

Ruiz-García, M., Jaramillo, M. F., Cáceres-Martínez, C. H., & Shostell, J. M. (2020). The phylogeographic structure of the mountain coati (Nasuella olivacea; Procyonidae, Carnivora), and its phylogenetic relationships with other coati species (Nasua nasua and Nasua narica) as inferred by mitochondrial DNA. Mammalian Biology, 1-28. · Ruiz-García, M., Jaramillo, M. F., López, J. B., Rivillas, Y., Bello, A., Leguizamon, N., & Shostell, J. M. (2021). Mitochondrial and karyotypic evidence reveals a lack of support for the genus Nasuella (Procyonidae, Carnivora). Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 71(21040), 21040-1.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005889

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Nasua olivacea

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

olivacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729948

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Nasua olivacea

J. E. Gray, 1865

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

olivacea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.3.10.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf27696f-b099-4d6c-a0b8-0da4e11a721e

Authority page

703

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501046

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1865:703, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36801)
  2. Gray (1869:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  3. Lönnberg (1913:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Nasua olivacea meridensis

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.7.1.4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980297

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Nasua olivacea lagunetae

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

lagunetae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33045

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33045

Authority page

483

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891373

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Nasua olivacea quitensis

Lönnberg, 1913

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426229

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Lönnberg (1913:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)

Nasuella olivacea meridensis

(Hollister, 1915)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15692231

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1915:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15692231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14961)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)

Nasuella olivacea

(Hollister, 1915)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

olivacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15692233

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. Hollister (1915:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15692233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14961)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:253, 254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Wozencraft (1993:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69009)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  8. Helgen, Kays, Helgen, Tsuchiya-Jerep, Pinto, Koepfli, Eizirik & Maldonado (2009:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/72261737/45201571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nasuella olivacea olivacea

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

olivacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Helgen, Kays, Helgen, Tsuchiya-Jerep, Pinto, Koepfli, Eizirik & Maldonado (2009:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/336)

Nasuella olivacea quitensis

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

quitensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2009:528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67177)
  3. Helgen, Kays, Helgen, Tsuchiya-Jerep, Pinto, Koepfli, Eizirik & Maldonado (2009:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/336)

Nasuella meridensis

(K. M. Helgen, Kays, L. E. Helgen, Tsuchiya-Jerep, C. M. Pinto, Koepfli, Eizirik, & Maldonado, 2009)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

73

Authority publication

Small Carnivore Conservation

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Kays, Helgen, Tsuchiya-Jerep, Pinto, Koepfli, Eizirik & Maldonado (2009:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/72261777/72261787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nasuella meridiensis

(Ruiz-García, Jaramillo, Cáceres-Martínez, & Shostell, 2020)

Family

Procyonidae

Root name

meridiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

521

Authority publication

Mammalian Biology

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