KiNkaJoU
Potos flavus
StATus

pOpUlAtiOn: DeCrEasIng
hAbItAT
DiEt

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Kinkajous are solitary, or live in loose groups.
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They are nocturnal.
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They make a wide range of vocalisations with each other and their keepers.
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They are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of plant material, insects and small mammals.
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95% of their diet is made up of figs!
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Their tongue is 5 inches long.
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They have a prehensile tail which is 40-60cm long!
Neotropical forest of central America and the Amazon basin.

Omnivore - Mainly fruits, supplemented with insects and small mammals.