Where Do Coatis Actually Live in the US?
Coatis live in 3 US states and are confirmed absent from 31 more, based on 1,753 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Arizona, California and New Mexico. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Coatis have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho and Illinois, or 21 other states, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (3)
Not found (31)
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Frequently asked questions
What states do coatis live in?+
Coatis have confirmed wild populations in 3 US states: Arizona, California and New Mexico.
Where are coatis not found in the US?+
Coatis have no confirmed wild sightings in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Full coatis guides by state