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Potos

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Taxonomy
Potos was named by Geoffroy and Cuvier (1795). It is extant.

It was assigned to Procyonina by Gray (1825); to Procyonidae by Hollister (2000); and to Potosini by Baskin (2004).

Species
P. flavus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1795Potos Geoffroy and Cuvier
1825Potos Gray p. 339
2000Potos Hollister p. 149
2004Potos Baskin p. 717

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyProcyonidaeGray 1825
subfamilyProcyoninaeGray 1825
tribePotosiniTrouessart 1904
genusPotosGeoffroy and Cuvier 1795

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Potos Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795
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Potos flavus Schreber 1774 [kinkajou]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "scansorial" according to Rose (1987) but categorized as "arboreal" by Gebo and Rose (1993)g
Created: 2011-04-25 09:30:53
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:57:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Rose 1987, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) P. flavus (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru P. flavus (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama P. flavus (21691)