Kinkajou
Potos flavus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
- GenusPotos
- SpeciesPotos flavus (Kinkajou)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Western Lowland Olingo
Bassaricyon medius
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Tayra
Eira barbara
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Coyote
Canis latrans
📅 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 Soberanía National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Kinkajou sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kinkajou in Soberanía National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Kinkajou in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.