Nasuella meridensis

Nasuella meridensis
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Procyonidae
Genus:	Nasuella
Species:	N. meridensis
Binomial name
	Nasuella meridensis; (Thomas, 1901)
Synonyms
	Nasuella olivacea;

The eastern mountain coati or eastern dwarf coati (Nasuella meridensis) is a small procyonid found in cloud forest and páramo at elevations of 2,000–4,000 m (6,600–13,100 ft) in the Andes of western Venezuela.^[2] Until 2009, it was included as a subspecies of the western mountain coati (Nasuella olivacea), but the eastern mountain coati is overall smaller, somewhat shorter-tailed on average, has markedly smaller teeth, a paler olive-brown pelage, and usually a dark mid-dorsal stripe on the back versus more rufescent or blackish, and usually without a dark mid-dorsal stripe in the western mountain coati.^[2] When the two were combined, they were classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List but following the split the eastern mountain coati is considered endangered.^[1] A genetic analysis revealed that it should be regarded as a synonym of N. olivacea.^[3]

The physical differences between the N. meridensis and N. olivacae is suggested to be of allopatric nature and is attributed to a geographical gap at the Columbian-Venezuelan border.^[2]›

References

1 2 González-Maya, J.F.; Arias-Alzate, AAA (2016). "Nasuella meridensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T72261777A72261787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T72261777A72261787.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Helgen, K. M.; Kays, R.; Helgen, L. E.; Tsuchiya-Jerep, M. T. N.; Pinto, C. M.; Koepfli, K. P.; Eizirik, E. & Maldonado, J. E. (2009). "Taxonomic boundaries and geographic distributions revealed by an integrative systematic overview of the mountain coatis, Nasuella (Carnivora: Procyonidae)". Small Carnivore Conservation. 41: 65–74.
↑ 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. 100 (5): 521–548. doi:10.1007/s42991-020-00050-w. S2CID 225541049.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 González-Maya, J.F.; Arias-Alzate, AAA (2016). "Nasuella meridensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T72261777A72261787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T72261777A72261787.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[split-2] 1 2 3 Helgen, K. M.; Kays, R.; Helgen, L. E.; Tsuchiya-Jerep, M. T. N.; Pinto, C. M.; Koepfli, K. P.; Eizirik, E. & Maldonado, J. E. (2009). "Taxonomic boundaries and geographic distributions revealed by an integrative systematic overview of the mountain coatis, Nasuella (Carnivora: Procyonidae)". Small Carnivore Conservation. 41: 65–74.

[3] 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. 100 (5): 521–548. doi:10.1007/s42991-020-00050-w. S2CID 225541049.

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