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KinkajouPotos flavus

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Helgen, Kays & Schipper 2016

Helgen, Kays & Schipper (2016). Potos flavus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41679A45215631.

The page saysLeast Concern
The source saysIUCN Red List category: Least Concern (LC).Note: Status read through GBIF's copy of the Red List by verify:quotes.

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Kinkajou. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

The page sayscan hang by its tail
The source saysKinkajous often hang by their tail while reaching for their next piece of fruit!
The page saysnectar with a 13 cm tongue
The source saysTheir 5-inch-long (13 centimeters) tongue can reach inside flowers or beehives for tasty honey or nectar.
The page saysMostly fruit and nectar, with rare eggs, hatchlings, insects and small vertebrates
The source saysmost of their diet is fruit and nectar. On rare occasions they eat eggs, hatchlings, insects, and small vertebrates.
The page saysBy rotating its hind ankles, it can also climb down a trunk headfirst.
The source saysBy rotating their hind ankles, kinkajous can climb down a tree’s trunk headfirst.
The page saysKinkajous can hang by the tip of their strong tail, then turn their body in such a way that they can climb back up their own tail.
The source saysKinkajous can hang by the tip of their strong tail, then turn their body in such a way that they can climb back up their own tail!
The page saysKinkajous and binturongs are the only two carnivores with a prehensile tail
The source saysKinkajous and binturongs are the only two carnivores that have a prehensile tail.
The page saysKinkajous look a bit like monkeys and are often called primates. They are not.
The source saysLooking a bit like a monkey, kinkajous are often mistakenly called primates.
The page saysThey are carnivores in the family Procyonidae, along with raccoons, coatis, ringtails and olingos.
The source sayskinkajous are carnivores in the family Procyonidae, which includes raccoons, coatis, ringtails, and olingos.
The page saysA kinkajou weighs 1.4 to 4.5 kilograms
The source saysWeight: 3 to 10 pounds (1.4 to 4.5 kilograms)
The page saysis 42 to 76 centimeters long
The source saysLength: 16 to 30 inches (42 to 76 centimeters)
The page sayswith a tail of 40 to 57 centimeters
The source saysTail length: 15 to 22 inches (40 to 57 centimeters)
The page saysBy day it sleeps in a hollow or a crook of a tree.
The source saysDuring the day, kinkajous find a hollow or crook in a tree to sleep or hide in
The page saysThe name kinkajou comes from a word meaning "honey bear", and kinkajous raid beehives.
The source saysThe common name kinkajou comes from a word that means "honey bear," as kinkajous raid beehives for the golden liquid.
The page saysA 13 cm tongue can reach inside flowers and hives
The source saysTheir 5-inch-long (13 centimeters) tongue can reach inside flowers or beehives for tasty honey or nectar.
The page saysshort, dense fur gives natural protection from bee stings
The source saysTheir short, dense fur provides a natural protection from bee stings.
The page saysAs a kinkajou drinks nectar, pollen sticks to its face and smears off at the next flower.
The source saysAs they travel from flower to flower to drink nectar, the flower’s pollen sticks to their face and then smears off at the next flower.
The page saysMost of its diet is fruit and nectar.
The source saysmost of their diet is fruit and nectar.
The page saysThe San Diego Zoo gives an average lifespan of 20 years.
The source saysLIFE SPAN 20 years, on average
The page saysThey screech and bark all around the forest, earning another nickname: la llorona, Spanish for "the crying woman".
The source saysThey screech and bark all around the forest, earning them yet another nickname: la llorona , Spanish for the crying woman.
The page saysAt night they set out to forage, and before sunrise they are back at a safe resting spot.
The source saysKinkajous come out at night to stretch and scratch before beginning their quest for food. Before sunrise, they are back to a safe resting spot.
The page saysNo. The San Diego Zoo says they are not tame, have a painful bite and can damage a home at night, when they are most active.
The source saysBecause they are not tame, kinkajous do not make good pets, no matter how cute you might think they are! Kinkajous have a painful bite and can be destructive to a home in the middle of the night, when they are most active.
The page saysUsually one, and two are rare.
The source saysShe gives birth to one baby (two are rare) in the hollow of a tree.
The page saysGestation lasts 100 to 120 days
The source saysGestation: 100 to 120 days
The page saysthe baby's eyes open after one or two weeks
The source saysAfter one or two weeks, the baby's eyes open.
The page saysA kinkajou can hang by the tip of its tail, then turn its body and climb back up its own tail
The source saysKinkajous can hang by the tip of their strong tail, then turn their body in such a way that they can climb back up their own tail!
The page saystags: pollinator
The source saysKinkajous are important pollinators. As they travel from flower to flower to drink nectar, the flower’s pollen sticks to their face and then smears off at the next flower.Note: task #1261

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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan

Potos flavus (kinkajou). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan.

The page saysA nocturnal canopy climber that twists 180 degrees between pelvis and head, can hang by its tail and reaches nectar with a 13 cm tongue.
The source saysallows for a rotation of 180º between the pelvis and headNote: Tagline: 180 degrees from ADW; hanging by the tail and the 13 cm tongue are claimed separately below; nocturnal: ADW 'strictly nocturnal and arboreal'.
The page saysTropical forests from southern Mexico to southern Brazil
The source saysKinkajous are distributed in neotropical forest regions from southern Tamaulipas, Mexico to southern Brazil.Note: Neotropical means tropical Americas; SDZ also says 'tropical rainforests from southern Mexico through Brazil'.
The page saysRotates 180 degrees between its pelvis and head
The source saysallows for a rotation of 180º between the pelvis and head
The page saysA kinkajou can rotate its body 180 degrees between its pelvis (hips) and its head.
The source saysallows for a rotation of 180º between the pelvis and head
The page saysThat extreme spinal flexibility helps it work along tree limbs to reach food at the tips of branches.
The source saysThey utilize their extreme spinal flexibility to maneuver among the tree limbs and obtain food at terminal branches.
The page saysIt lives in forests from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
The source saysKinkajous are distributed in neotropical forest regions from southern Tamaulipas, Mexico to southern Brazil.
The page saysIt is strictly nocturnal (active at night) and arboreal (tree-living).
The source saysKinkajous are strictly nocturnal and arboreal.
The page saysSeveral studies suggest figs can make up as much as half of it.
The source saysSeveral studies have suggested that figs are an important part of the kinkajou diet and can make up as much as half of the diet.
The page saysHarpy eagles and Isidor's eagles have been seen eating them, and jaguars occasionally do. Animal Diversity Web names humans as the main predator.
The source saysAerial raptors like Isidor’s eagles ( Oroaetus isidori ) and harpy eagles ( Harpia harpyja ) have been observed consuming kinkajous. Jaguars ( Panthera onca ) are also known to occasionally eat kinkajous. However, the primary kinkajou predator is humans.

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Lambert et al. 2014

Lambert et al. (2014). Binturong (Arctictis binturong) and Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Digestive Strategy: Implications for Interpreting Frugivory in Carnivora and Primates. PLoS ONE.

The page saysIn feeding trials on captive kinkajous, food took 2.5 hours on average to pass through the gut, which is quick for an animal that eats mostly plants.
The source saysWe conducted feeding trials to determine mean digestive retention times (MRT) on captive animals ... both carnivoran species have rapid digestive passage for mammals that consume a predominantly plant-based diet: A. binturong MRT = 6.5 hrs (0.3); P. flavus MRT = 2.5 hrs (1.6).

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AnAge: The Animal Ageing and Longevity Database, Build 15, Human Ageing Genomic Resources

AnAge entry for Potos flavus. AnAge: The Animal Ageing and Longevity Database, Build 15, Human Ageing Genomic Resources.

The page saysAnAge, a database of animal lifespans, lists a maximum of 38.4 years in captivity.
The source saysMaximum longevity 38.4 years (captivity)
The page saysweightKg: 3
The source saysAdult weight 3,000 gNote: task #1261

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