"Range:
The Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of southwestern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico and the Big Bend
to Brownsville areas of Texas.
Habitat:
Canyons of desert mountain forests, usually near water.
Description:
The Coati is a raccoon-like omnivore, but is more slender and possesses a longer snout. It is a
nosy, busy little creature with an insatiable appetite. The Coati is gregarious and noisy as it
ravel about in groups of from 6 to 24, holding its tail almost erect and chattering with others.
This grizzled gray-brown mammal grows 30 to 55 inches long and stands 8 to 12 inches high at the
shoulder. It can weigh from 10 to 25 pounds. Males are almost twice as large as females.
The Coati has a long snout that is white near the tip and around the eyes, which often have dark
patches above. The Coati has small ears, dark feet and a long, thin tail (as much as 2 feet long)
with 6 or 7 dark bands.
Coatis are diurnal, spending most of the day foraging for food, which includes insects, lizards,
roots, fruits, nuts and eggs. They are very fond of fruit, especially the manzanita berry.
Coatis mate in early spring and deliver a litter of 4 to 6 young after a gestation period of about
11 weeks. The female educates and feeds the young from the den site, usually a rocky niche in a
wooded canyon." DesertUSA

Coatimundis are frequently spotted on the property where I work (unfortunately, not yet by me :)