Kinkajou Honey Bear Skull Replica
$100.00
Little sexual dimorphism exists between males and females; however, males are known to have slightly larger canines and minor differences in skull morphology.
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Description
Kinkajou honey bear skull replica measures 3.1 inches. Kinkajou honey bear skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA.
The Kinkajou honey bear is a rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related 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 that it shares with the sun bear).
Kinkajous honey bear may be mistaken for ferrets or monkeys, but are not closely related to either. Native to Central America and South America, this mostly frugivorous, arboreal mammal is not an endangered species, though it is seldom seen by people because of its strict nocturnal habits.
They are hunted for the pet trade, for their fur to make wallets and horse saddles and for their meat.
Although the kinkajou honey bear is classified in the order Carnivora and has sharp teeth, its omnivorous diet consists mainly of fruit, particularly figs. Studies have shown that 90 percent of their diet consists of primarily ripe fruit.
To eat softer fruits they hold it with their forepaws, then scoop out the succulent pulp with their tongue. They may play an important role in seed dispersal. Leaves, flowers, and various herbs make up much of the other 10 percent of their diet.
The kinkajou honey bear sometimes eat insects, particularly ants. It has been suggested, that they may occasionally eat bird eggs and small vertebrates.
The kinkajou honey bear slender five-inch extrudable tongue helps the animal to obtain fruit and to lick nectar from flowers, so that it sometimes acts as a pollinator.
Nectar is also sometimes obtained by eating entire flowers. Although captive specimens will avidly eat honey (hence the name “honey bear”), honey has not yet been observed in the diet of wild kinkajous.
Scientific classification:
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Procyonidae
- Subfamily: Potosinae
- Genus: Potos
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & G. Cuvier, 1795
- Species: P. flavus
- Binomial name: Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774)
- Conservation status: Least concern (IUCN 3.1)
Additional information
| Weight | 6 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 3.1 in |