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White-Nosed Coati

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What features originated the white-nosed coati's names?

a)

Nose

b)

Sleeping Posture

c)

Arboreal Lifestyle

d)

Omnivorous Diet

2.

What are the only physical characteristics that distinguish the white-nosed coati from other coatis?

a)

Coat Color

b)

Muzzle Markings

c)

Tail Length

d)

Tail Markings

3.

What percentage is the white-nosed coati's tail of its total body length?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

10%

4.

How does the white-nosed coati hold its tail when walking?

a)

Horizontal to the Ground

b)

In the Air

c)

Over the Back

d)

Between the Legs

5.

In what family is the white-nosed coati categorized?

a)

Procyonidae

b)

Ursidae

c)

Ailuridae

d)

Mustelidae

6.

The white-nosed coati is susceptible to canine distemper and rabies.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the lifespan of a white-nosed coati?

a)

4 Years

b)

14 Years

c)

24 Years

d)

34 Years

8.

Male white-nosed coatis are territorial and will fight each other.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

White-nosed coatis are kept as pets.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

How do white-nosed coatis mark their territories?

a)

Urine Spraying

b)

Anal Secretions

c)

Fighting

d)

Hissing

11.

What is the white-nosed coati's social system?

a)

Solitary Males, Social Females

b)

Social Males, Solitary Females

c)

Social

d)

Solitary

12.

How do white-nosed coatis kill their prey?

a)

Bite to the Head

b)

Bite to the Throat

c)

Disembowelment

d)

Tail Whip to the Head

13.

White-nosed coatis cause crop damage and take small farm animals.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the white- nosed coati's diet?

a)

Omnivorous

b)

Carnivorous

c)

Herbivorous

d)

Unknown

15.

What do white-nosed coatis eat?

a)

Insects

b)

Fruit

c)

Mice

d)

Crabs

16.

The white-nosed coati's snout has a flexible end.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Adult male white-nosed coatis will kill juveniles.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The white-nosed coati population in what region is losing genetic contact, potentially leading to extirpation?

a)

United States

b)

Costa Rica

c)

Honduras

d)

Mexico

19.

For what is the white-nosed coati hunted?

a)

Food

b)

Skin

c)

Fur

d)

Medicine

20.

The white-nosed coati is killed as bycatch.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Where do most white-nosed coatis live in the United States?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

22.

What continents does the white-nosed coati inhabit?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania

23.

White-nosed coatis take part in cooperative breeding.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What do white-nosed coatis use to defend themselves?

a)

Claws

b)

Canines

c)

Tail

d)

Poisonous Secretions

25.

What is the white-nosed coati's form of locomotion?

a)

Plantigrade

b)

Digitigrade

c)

Unguligrade

d)

Other

26.

White-nosed coatis have naked soles.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What is the white-nosed coati's classification on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Endangered

c)

Near Threatened

d)

Vulnerable

28.

What is the white-nosed coati classified in New Mexico?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Near Threatened

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Endangered

29.

What is the white-nosed coati's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Cathemeral

d)

Crepuscular

30.

Where do white-nosed coatis usually sleep?

a)

Trees

b)

Caves

c)

Underground Burrows

d)

Forest Floor

31.

What threatens the white-nosed coati?

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Hunting

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Disease

32.

What preys on white-nosed coatis?

a)

Cats

b)

Boa Constrictors

c)

Large Birds

d)

Bears

33.

What is a group of white-nosed coatis called?

a)

Band

b)

Troop

c)

Camp

d)

Clan

34.

Up to how many white-nosed coatis make up a group?

a)

30

b)

3

c)

300

d)

130

35.

What is the white-nosed coati's population trend?

a)

Decreasing

b)

Increasing

c)

Stable

d)

Unknown

36.

The white-nosed coati's population is severely fragmented.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

How far will a white-nosed coati forage in a single day?

a)

200,000 m. / 124 mi.

b)

200 m. / 0.1 mi.

c)

2,000 m. / 1 mi.

d)

20,000 m. / 12 m.

38.

What is the white-nosed coati's parental investement?

a)

Maternal

b)

Paternal

c)

Both, Maternal & Paternal

d)

None

39.

White-nosed coatis are sexually dimorphic.

a)

True, males are larger.

b)

True, females are larger.

c)

False.

40.

When are young white-nosed coatis introduced to the group?

a)

5 Months

b)

1 Year

c)

7 Months

d)

3 Weeks

41.

When do newborn white-nosed coati's open their eyes?

a)

1 Day

b)

11 Days

c)

31 Days

d)

21 Days

42.

When are white-nosed coatis weaned?

a)

4 Months

b)

1 Month

c)

1 Year

d)

14 Months

43.

What is the white-nosed coati's mating system?

a)

Polygynous

b)

Polyandrous

c)

Polygynandrous

d)

Monogamous

44.

When is the white-nosed coati breeding season?

a)

February-March

b)

May-June

c)

August-September

d)

November-December

45.

Where are white-nosed coatis most common?

a)

United States

b)

Mexico

c)

Honduras

d)

Costa Rica

46.

Where is white-nosed coati population density greatest?

a)

Tropics

b)

Southwestern United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Open Woodlands

47.

What is the white-nosed coati's scientific name?

a)

Nasua narica

b)

Nasua nasua

c)

Nasuella meridensis

d)

Nasuella olivacea

48.

What language originated the white-nosed coati's common name?

a)

Tupian Indian

b)

Spanish

c)

Latin

d)

Aztec

49.

Which sex of white-nosed coati reaches sexual maturity first?

a)

Male

b)

Female

50.

When does the white-nosed coati reach adult body size?

a)

5 Months

b)

15 Months

c)

25 Months

d)

5 Years

51.

What system does the white-nosed coati inhabit?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Arboreal

c)

Aerial/Arboreal

d)

Fossorial

52.

Where do white-nosed coatis build their nests?

a)

Trees

b)

Underground Burrows

c)

Caves

d)

Forest Floor

53.

How long is the white-nosed coati's gestation period?

a)

77 Days

b)

17 Days

c)

7 Months

d)

7 Weeks

54.

How many offspring make up a white-nosed coati litter?

a)

2-7

b)

12-17

c)

22-27

d)

7-12

55.

What habitats does the white-nosed coati inhabit?

a)

Forest

b)

Grassland

c)

Rocky Areas

d)

Shrubland

56.

What types of subtropical/tropical forests do white-nosed coatis inhabit?

a)

Dry

b)

Moist Montane

c)

Moist Lowland

d)

Swamp

57.

Which of these are white-nosed coati tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.

Which of these is a white-nosed coati?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

Which of these is a white-nosed coati?

a)
b)
c)
d)