Kinkajou
Potos flavus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
- GenusPotos
- SpeciesPotos flavus (Kinkajou)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Tayra
Eira barbara
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Greater Grison
Galictis vittata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kinkajou in Darién National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Kinkajou sighting in Darién National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kinkajou in Darién National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Kinkajou in Darién National Park in our monthly data.