Edit on Coati Page

Date: July 12, 2008 • Location: Washington, United States

An edit on the page of the coati nicknamed it the Brazilian aardvark, in which multiple news channels followed in pursuit.

Coatis, also known as coatimundis, are members of the family Procyonidae in the genera Nasua and Nasuella. They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Southwestern United States. The name "coatimundi" comes from the Tupian languages of Brazil, where it means "lone coati". Locally in Belize, the coati is known as "quash".