The kinkajou is an arboreal mammal.

Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (879x606, 105 KB) Summary Illustration of a kinkajou from the Dictionnaire Universel dHistoire Naturelle by Alcide dOrbigny, published in 1849. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (879x606, 105 KB) Summary Illustration of a kinkajou from the Dictionnaire Universel dHistoire Naturelle by Alcide dOrbigny, published in 1849. ... Binomial name (Schreber, 1774) Kinkajou range The Kinkajou (Potos flavus), also known as the Honey Bear, is a nocturnal rainforest mammal related to the ringtail, raccoon, panda and the coati. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including those that produce milk, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex...

In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes. The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ...

List of arboreal animals

• Angwantibo
• Arboreal Salamander
• Cheirogaleidae
• Colugo
• Corytophanes
• double-crested Basilisk
• Emerald tree boa
• Green Iguana
• Golden Lion Tamarin
• Guados
• Indriidae
• Koala
• Leopard
• Lorisidae
• New Caledonian bumpy gecko
• New Caledonian crested gecko
• Pachydactylus
• Possum
• Proboscis Monkey
• Red-bellied Lemur
• Rhacodactylus chahoua
• Siamang
• Sifaka
• Sloth
• Spider monkey
• Toucan
• Uroplatus
• Western Green Mamba
• White-headed Capuchin
• Orangutan
• White's Tree frog

Species Arctocebus calabarensis Arctocebus aureus Angwantibo is the common name for two species of strepsirrhine primates and are classified in genus Arctocebus of the family Lorisidae. ... Binomial name Aneides lugubris Aneides lugubris is a species of Arboreal salamanders. ... Genera Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Allocebus Phaner Cheirogaleidae is the family strepsirrhine primates that contains the various dwarf lemurs and mouse-lemurs. ... Species  Cynocephalus varigatus  Cynocephalus volans Colugos are arboreal gliding mammals found in South-east Asia. ... Corytophanes is a genus of lizards. ... Binomial name Corallus caninus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Boa canina Boa thalassina Boa hipnale Xiphosoma araramboya Xiphosoma caninum Boa exigua Chrysenis batesi The Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus) is a species of bright green snake that lives in the rainforests of South America. ... Binomial name Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal lizard from Central and South America. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1766) The Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) also known as Golden Marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Cebidae. ... Genera The Indriidae (also spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. ... For the drawing program, see KoalaPad/Painter. ... For other uses, see Leopard (disambiguation). ... Genera Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Loris Nycticebus Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. ... Binomial name Rhacodactylus auriculatus Bavay, 1869 Rhacodactylus auriculatus, commonly known as the New Caledonian bumpy gecko or Gargoyle gecko, is a species of gecko found in the wild only on the southern end of the island of New Caledonia. ... Binomial name Guichenot, 1866 Approximate distribution of the Crested Gecko. ... Classification of genus Pachydactylus: Pachydactylus amoenus Pachydactylus austeni Pachydactylus barnardi Pachydactylus bibronii Pachydactylus bicolor Pachydactylus capensis Pachydactylus caraculicus Pachydactylus fasciatus Pachydactylus formosus Pachydactylus gaiasensis Pachydactylus geitje Pachydactylus haackei Pachydactylus kladaroderma Pachydactylus kobosensis Pachydactylus kochii Pachydactylus labialis Pachydactylus laevigatus Pachydactylus maculatus Pachydactylus mariquensis Pachydactylus monticolus Pachydactylus namaquensis Pachydactylus oculatus Pachydactylus oreophilus... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Wurmb, 1787 The Proboscis Monkey, Nasalis larvatus also known as Long-nosed Monkey is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey. ... Binomial name Eulemur rubriventer (I. Geoffroy, 1850) The Red-bellied Lemur (Lemur rubriventer) is a medium sized prosimian with a luxuriant chestnut brown coat. ... Binomial name Rhacodactylus chahoua Bavay, 1869 Rhacodactylus chahoua commonly known as the Mossy New Caledonian gecko or short-snouted New Caledonian gecko, is an arboreal gecko found natively on the southern portion of the island of New Caledonia and on the outlying islands of Ile de Pines and Grande Terre. ... Binomial name (Raffles, 1821) The Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) is an arboreal, black furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. ... Type Species Propithecus diadema Bennett, 1832 Species Propithecus diadema Propithecus candidus Propithecus edwardsi Propithecus perrieri Propithecus tattersalli Propithecus verreauxi Propithecus coquereli Propithecus deckenii Sifakas are a genus (Propithecus) from the primate family Indriidae. ... This article is about the South American mammal. ... Type species Simia paniscus Linnaeus, 1758 Species Ateles paniscus Ateles belzebuth Ateles chamek Ateles hybridus Ateles marginatus Ateles fusciceps Ateles geoffroyi Spider monkeys are New World monkeys of the family Atelidae, subfamily Atelinae. ... For other uses, see Toucan (disambiguation). ... Geckos of the genus Uroplatus are commonly referred to as flat or leaf tailed geckos. ... Binomial name Cebus capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758) The White-headed Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the White-faced Capuchin or White-throated Capuchin, is a small New World monkey of the family Cebidae, subfamily Cebinae. ... This article is about the primate. ...

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