Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Mammalia
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 20-25 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Frugivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Central and South America
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
A golden-furred rainforest mammal of Central and South America related to raccoons, the kinkajou has a fully prehensile tail and a tongue up to 13 cm long that it uses to raid flowers for nectar and honey—earning it the nickname "honey bear."
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Procyonidae
- Genus
- Potos
- Species
- Potos flavus