Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, Check List 14 (5), pp. 785-799 : 796

Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Records. First record was in July 13, 2013, camera trap 1 (25°02.25ʹ S, 050°01.39ʹ W) and subsequently in the monitoring sites (camera traps 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, and 15, see Fig. 1 for coordinates).

Identification. Two species of the family Procyonidae were registered. Nasua nasua , an exclusive species of South America, has an enlarged head tapering into a narrow and prolonged pointed snout. Coloration varies according to group, although the general pattern ranges between light and dark brown, with a generally striped tail.