Back

Kinkajou

Potos flavus

Classification

The kinkajou (/ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ KING-kə-joo; Potos flavus) is a mammal of the family Procyonidae, a relative to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the only member of the genus Potos and is also known as the "honey bear" (a name that it shares with the unrelated sun bear). Though kinkajous are arboreal, they are not closely related to any other tree-dwelling mammal group (primates, mustelids, etc.)

Distribution

(c) Court Harding, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Court Harding · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 45Peru · 28France