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Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Kinkajou (Potos flavus)


Class: Mammalia
Family: Procyonidae
Common Name: Kinkajou
Genus: Potos
Species Name: flavus

About The Kinkajou

The kinkajou is found throughout the neotropics, from Mexico to Bolivia. Its range extends from Mexico to the east and south of the Sierra Madres, along the central and southern Mexican coasts, southward through Beni, Bolivia (east of the Andes), and deep into Brazil (into the Mato Grosso).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Kays, R., Reid, F., Schipper, J. & Helgen, K. 2008. Potos flavus. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

Trips Where Observed

Mexico to Panama

Member Lifelists

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Sites Where Observed

Location
Date
Notes
3/16/2009
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
I found a couple of these during the night in the trees above the campground.

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