Kinkajou (Potos flavus) Fact Sheet: Distribution & Habitat

Neotropical (Glatston 1994)

• Southern Mexico to Bolivia

Range limits

• Northern most limit
• Tamaulipas in eastern Mexico (Ford and Hoffmann 1988)
• Southern most limit
• Central Bolivia and Mato Grosso in central Brazil (Ford and Hoffmann 1988)

Closed canopy forest (Glatston 1994)

• Tropical rain, evergreen, savanna, and dry  forests (Kays et al. 2008)
• Some forests of the Brazilian Cerrado (Ford and Hoffmann 1988)
• Not found in dry, open regions (Glatston 1994)
• Atlantic coastal and evergreen gallery forests of the Cerrado in Brazil (Ford and Hoffmann 1988)
• Preferred undisturbed sites
• Especially those with mature stages of tropical perennial forest (Figueroa and Arita 2013)
• Found in some secondary forests in French Guiana (Ford and Hoffmann 1988)

Elevational range

• 0-2,500 m (0-8,202 ft) (Ford and Hoffmann 1988; Kays et al. 2008)

Kinkajou distribution.

Adapted from www.d-maps.com. According to IUCN fact sheet. Click here or on map for detailed distribution information (IUCN).

Figuerosa et al. (2013)
Ford and Hoffman (1988)
Glatson (1994)
Kays et al. (2008)