Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98



  NAME -                 Kinkajou

  FAMILY -               Procyonidae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Potos flavus chiriquensis

  REFERENCES - 3

  National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status    Reference

  Rare: low density, unlikely to be seen, few localities    10
  

   - Comments on Status

  3* CITES III (Honduras)

  District                                                     Reference

  Cayo                                                                 2
  Corozal                                                              2
  Orange Walk                                                          2
  Stann Creek                                                          2
  Toledo                                                               2
  Belize                                                               2
  

  Administrative Unit                  Occurrence          Temporal    Reference

  Slate Creek Preserve                                                       17
  Caracol Archaeological Reserve        Sighting             Dry season      16
  Chiquibul National Park               Sighting             Dry season      14
  Mussel Creek Drainage (Proposed)                           Dry season      13
  Columbia River Forest Reserve                                              12
  Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary                                            11
  Shipstern Nature Reserve                                                   10
  Bladen Nature Reserve                                                       8
  Rio Bravo Conservation Area                                                 7
  Columbia River Forest Reserve                                               6
  Columbia River Forest Reserve                                               5
  Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary                                          4
  Columbia River Forest Reserve         Heard                Wet season      15
  Gallon Jug                            Sighting                             18
  Tapir Mtn. Nature Reserve             Sighting             Wet season      19
  Gallon Jug                            Collected as voucher February        20
  

  Hydrologic Association         Reference

  Roaring Creek                       19
  Cox's Lagoon                        13
  Prasco Ha Creek                     12
  Mussel Creek                         9
  

  

                         
  

  1:50,000 Quadrangle                   Reference

  17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'          17
  16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'          16
  17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'          13
  16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'           6
  16 30' to 16 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'          14
  17 45' to 18 00'; 88 30' to 88 45'          11
  18 15' to 18 30'; 88 00' to 88 15'          10
  16 15' to 16 30'; 88 45' to 89 00'           8
  17 45' to 18 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'           7
  16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'           4
  17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'          18
  17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'          19
  17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15'          20
  

  Holdridge Life Zone                   Reference

  Subtropical moist                           20
  Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical    19
  

  General Distribution Comments

  19* NE portion TMNR
  14* Natural Arch
  2*  Silkgrass
  7* "2 ind.; 2 seen together on several occasions"

  References

  1  McCarthy, T. J. 1993. Checklist: Mammals of Belize. BAS Newsletter
     25 (2-3).
  
  2  Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley &
     Sons. New York. 2:977-978
  
  3  Wilson, D. E., D. M. Reeder. 1993.  Mammal Species of the World, a
     Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second ed. Smithsonian Inst. p.333
  
  4  Rabinowitz, A.; B. G. Nottingham, Jr. 1989. Mammal species richness and
     relative abundance of small mammals in a subtropical wet forest of
     Central America.  Mammalia V. 53, No. 2, pp.217-226
  
  5  Meyer, J. R. 1993.  The University College of Belize Biological
     Expedition to the Columbia Forest Reserve, Toledo District, Belize.
     pp.1-9
  
  6  Parker, T. A. III, B. K. Holst, L. H. Emmons, J. R. Meyer.  1993.  A
     Biological Assessment of the Columbia River Forest Reserve, Toledo
     District, Belize.  pp.23-25, p. 80
  
  7  Jacobson, S. 1990. Wildlife Inventory of the Rio Bravo Conservation and
     Management Area. Parts I and II. Appendix 2.
  
  8  Iremonger, S., R. Sayre. 1993. A REA, the Bladen Nature Reserve, Toledo
     District, Belize. DRAFT. Appendix VII
  
  9  Weyer, D. 1994. Proposal to Establish the Mussel Creek Drainage as a
     Wildlife Sanctuary. p.18
  
  10 Meerman, J. C. 1993.  Mammals of the Shipstern Nature Reserve.
     Occasional Papers of the Belize Natural History Society. 2:11, pp.83-85
  
  11 Mackler, R., O. Salas. 1994. Management Plan Crooked Tree Wildlife
     Sanctuary Belize. Unpub. draft report for BAS. p.15
  
  12 Meyer, J. February 1993.  Belize Environmental Action Network Expedition
     to the Columbia River Forest Reserve, Toledo District, Belize.  14-18
     December 1992. Unpub. report. p.6
  
  13 Hunt, H. R., J. Tamarack. 1992. Cox Lagoon Crocodile Preserve. Unpub.
     report. pp.3-4
  
  14 Matola, S., ed. 1992. The Maya Divide Expedition 1-15 May. Unpub. report
  
  15 Matola, S., compiler. 1989. Doyle's Delight, 20 - 31 August. Unpublished
     report.
  
  16 Miller, C., B. Miller. Natural History of Caracol: Mammals. 1989-1993.
     In prep.
  
  17 Meerman, J. C. 1994. Unpublished data, Slate Creek Preserve.
  
  18 Miller, C.M., B.W. Miller. 1994 (Nov.). Working Checklist: Mammals of
     Gallon Jug and Chan Chich Lodge Area. Unpublished list.
  
  19 Miller, C.M., B.W. Miller. 1994. Preliminary Faunal Surveys at Tapir Mt.
     Nature Reserve, 27 Nov.-5 Dec., 1994. Unpublished report for BAS.
  
  20 LSU Museum of Natural Science, Belize collection. August 31, 1995.
     Curator: Mark S. Hafner.