Talk:Coatimundi
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[edit] Misnomer
Coatimundi is a Brazilian misnomer. The correct name for this page is ring-tailed coati. If someone knows how to change this, please do so. Although the origin of this term is reported to be from the Guarani language, a native Guarani speaker I have spoken to uses a different word for coati. Regardless, this name needs to be purged from the wiki entry.
- I agree with the above comment that Coatimudni is a misnomer. From what I understand, coati is the common name of this animal while coatimundi indicates a solitary male coati. There is a smaller article with the name Coati. These articles should be combined and the misnomer explained. -- Andrew
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- Be my guest! And WP:INTRO is helpful too. V-Man - T/C 06:10, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Yup. I got really confused, because when I typed in for coati, I knew that I wasn't getting all the information.
[edit] Misnomer?
Coatimundi is the common name for them in Panama, so its not just Brazil. Aapold (talk) 18:48, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] OI!
Yup. I got really confused, because when I typed in for coati, I knew that I wasn't getting all the information.
[edit] Bear or Raccoon
This article confuses me. In one place it says the coati is related to the raccoon. In another, it calls it a small bear. It can't be both.
Mcewenpe 19:48, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
Its a Raccoon family ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.208.71.50 (talk) 07:44, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Scope of article
There seems to be a problem with this article, in that while it is supposedly about the species Nasua nasua, much of the content seems to be about the genus Nasua, and therefore should probably be moved to the appropriate article (Coati). WolfmanSF 22:35, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Scope of article
I agree that this page is pretty messed up. There should really be either: A) One main coati page with subheadings about the two major species, differences between them, etc... or B) Two pages, one for the Ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), and one for the white-nosed coati (Nasua narica). I'm not sure how to change this. If anyone knows how to, I'll be glad to write the entire N nasua page (most of the information available on this species is in my dissertation). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.111.254.15 (talk) 22:23, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Coatis in captivity
This section should either be deleted, or moved to the Coati section. It does not belong in the Ring-tailed coati section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.111.254.15 (talk) 22:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge Article
I agree that this page should be merged with the coati article and a new article specific to Nasua nasua (probably under the name "ring-tailed coati". Although this "coatimundi" article purports to be about the species Nasua nasua and the "coati" article purports to be about the genus Nasua, this "coatumundi" article seems more about the genus Nasua than about the specific species - right down to including a list of the several species within Nasua.
As for the name "coatimundi" my understanding is similar to V-Man's, that coatimundi refers to the solitary male coatis. But it does seem that the common names "coati" and "coatimundi" tend to be used interchangeably. And the term coatimundi can be used for any of the coati species - not just Nasua nasua. Which is another reason why the articles should be merged.Rlendog (talk) 02:26, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
