Unlabelled Coati

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How did you identify the species? HMW?

Subspecies! From personal experience. Mountain Coati (Nasua nasua montana) from Peru [ame="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57392952@N00/6135514052/in/photolist-amb7z3-5btMHG-7KAaYP-9uMw9j-5btmgW-7AwNHs-dUded9-6Hqxqn-9PfaWf-9YSaWg-8jxby9-dU7Bnt-ect3st-8TvwRJ-8TwCCf-8Ttxw8-eVtEB7-8Tt514-8TwG9L-8Twadd-8TtARV-8TwJZ1-8TwGhY-8Twaao-8Tt524-8TwGum-8TtxtB-8TtxqM-8TtATe-8Tt4TR-8TsrpZ-8Ttxq6-8Twanu-8Tsroz-8Twaky-8TwCHy-8Twasq-8Tsrmp-8TrYND-8Twaod-8TtxxF-8Tvwbb-8Tt4Tp-8Trq8e-8Tt4Sp-8Tvwgw-8TwJZL-8TwGtu-8TwCJW-8TuvzQ-8TvwhG"]Coati | Flickr - Photo Sharing![/ame]

In Beijing Zoo 4 subspecies Coati:
- Guyanan Coati (Nasua nasua vittata)
- Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua nasua ssp.)
- Amazonian Coati (Nasua nasua dorsalis)
- Mountain Coati (Nasua nasua montana)

bongowwf said:

In Beijing Zoo 4 subspecies Coati:
- Guyanan Coati (Nasua nasua vittata)
- Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua nasua ssp.)
- Amazonian Coati (Nasua nasua dorsalis)
- Mountain Coati (Nasua nasua montana)

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Why do they have all these subspecies? Are they breeding them in pure subspecies?

zooboy28 said:

Why do they have all these subspecies? Are they breeding them in pure subspecies?

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Two mountain Coati (Nasua nasua montana) are divided from other coatis. But I didn't know the other coatis also include three subspecies?!

zooboy28 said:

Why do they have all these subspecies? Are they breeding them in pure subspecies?

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I think not...
There are animals on the same specimen:
Guyanan Coati (Nasua nasua vittata) - one female - http://www.zoochat.com/634/nasua-nasua-vittata-guyanan-coati-317073/
Ring-tailed Coati (Nasua nasua ssp.) - group
Amazonian Coati (Nasua nasua dorsalis) - one male - http://www.zoochat.com/634/nasua-nasua-dorsalis-amazonian-coati-male-317072/ http://www.zoochat.com/634/nasua-nasua-dorsalis-amazonian-coati-male-317071/
Mountain Coati (Nasua nasua montana) - group