Kinkajou
Potos flavus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,161
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Kinkajou”.