Kinkajou
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| Kinkajou | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Faimily: | Procyonidae |
| Subfaimily: | Potosinae |
| Genus: | Potos Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier, 1795 |
| Species: | P. flavus |
| Binomial name | |
| Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774)
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| Kinkajou range | |
The kinkajou (Potos flavus) is a rainforest mammal o the faimily Procyonidae relatit tae olingos, coatis, raccoons, an the ringtail an cacomistle. It is the anly member o the genus Potos an is forby kent as the "Honey Bear" (a name that it shares wi the sun beir). Kinkajous mey be mistaken for ferrets or monkeys, but are nae closely relatit tae aither. Hamelt in Central Americae an Sooth Americae, this maistly frugivorous, arboreal mammal is nae an endangered species, tho it is seldom seen bi fowk acause o its strict nocturnal habits. Houiver, thay are huntit for the pet tred, for thair fur (tae mak wallets an horse saidles) an for thair meat. The species haes been includit in Appendix III o CITES bi Honduras, which means that exports frae Honduras require an export permit an exports frae ither kintras require a certificate o origin or re-export.[2] Thay mey live up tae 40 years in captivity.
Size and appearance
eeditAn adult kinkajou wechts 1.4–4.6 kg (3–10 lb). The adult body lenth is 40–60 cm (16–24 in); in addeetion tae body lenth, the tail lenth is 40–60 cm (16–24 in).[3] The kinkajou's wuilly fur consists o an ooter coat o gowd (or brounish-gray) owerlappin a gray unnercoat. It haes lairge een an smaa lugs. It haes short legs wi five taes on each fit an sharp claws an aw.[4][5]
References
eedit- ↑ Kays, R., Reid, F., Schipper, J. & Helgen, K. (2008). "Potos flavus". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2008. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 Januar 2009. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
|last-author-amp=(help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) - ↑ "Appendices I, II and III: The CITES Appendices". Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ↑ Eisenberg, J. F. (15 Mey 2000). Mammals of the Neotropics: The central neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. University of Chicago Press. pp. 624 (see p. 289). ISBN 978-0-226-19542-1. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ↑ [1] (2011).
- ↑ Boitani, Luigi, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone Books (1984), ISBN 978-0-671-42805-1
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