Nutrition-- Coati’s are consumer’s whose nutrition is based on a diversity of insects and other invertebrates, as well as plant matter (fruits, nuts, roots, leaves) and small vertebrates
-- It is classified as an omnivorous heterotroph because it requires other organic compounds as its main source of food. It Is also a consumer -- Trophic Level: Coati’s can be classified as a primary consumer or secondary consumer, because they eat insects such as the grasshopper and also eat the producers. |
Figure 2: Coati eating a watermelon |