Kinkajou: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the kinkajou lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Potos flavus
Group	Raccoons, coatis & relatives
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Procyonidae

Where does the kinkajou live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the kinkajou in 10 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the kinkajou endangered?

The kinkajou’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the kinkajou?

The kinkajou (Potos flavus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Procyonidae, genus Potos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the kinkajou

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 shared with several unrelated species). Though kinkajous are arboreal, they are not closely related to any other tree-dwelling mammal group (primates, mustelids, etc.).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kinkajou (revision 1374337576), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q254630 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).