It is hard to guess what a Kinkajou weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Kinkajou (Potos flavus) on average weights 2.45 kg (5.41 lbs).
The Kinkajou is from the family Procyonidae (genus: Potos). It is usually born with about 171 grams (0.38 lbs). They can live for up to 29 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 51 cm (1′ 9″). On average, Kinkajous can have babies 1 times per year with a litter size of 1.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The kinkajou ( KING-kÉ™-joo) (Potos flavus) is a tropical 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 unrelated sun bear). Kinkajous are arboreal, a lifestyle they evolved independently; they are not closely related to any other tree-dwelling mammal group (primates, some mustelids, etc.). Native to Central America and South America, this mostly frugivorous mammal is not an endangered species, though it is seldom seen by people because of its strict nocturnal habits. However, they are hunted for the pet trade, for their fur (to make wallets and horse saddles) and for their meat. The species has been included in Appendix III of CITES by Honduras, which means that exports from Honduras require an export permit and exports from other countries require a certificate of origin or re-export. They may live up to 40 years in captivity.
Animals of the same family as a Kinkajou
We found other animals of the Procyonidae family:
- White-nosed coati bringing 4.58 kilos (10.1 lbs) to the scale
- Bahamian raccoon with a size of 46.2 cm (1′ 7″)
- Raccoon bringing 6.37 kilos (14.04 lbs) to the scale
- Eastern lowland olingo with a weight of 620 grams
- Eastern lowland olingo bringing 1.24 kilos (2.73 lbs) to the scale
- Cacomistle with a weight of 906 grams
- Ring-tailed cat bringing 1.02 kilos (2.25 lbs) to the scale
- Northern olingo bringing 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs) to the scale
- Crab-eating raccoon bringing 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs) to the scale
- South American coati bringing 3.78 kilos (8.33 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Kinkajou
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Potos flavus:
- Humboldt’s white-fronted capuchin with a weight of 2.52 kilos (5.56 lbs)
- Kalinowski’s agouti with a weight of 2.65 kilos (5.84 lbs)
- Orinoco agouti with a weight of 2.65 kilos (5.84 lbs)
- Southern tree hyrax with a weight of 2.71 kilos (5.97 lbs)
- Hoary bamboo rat with a weight of 2.45 kilos (5.4 lbs)
- Stripe-necked mongoose with a weight of 2.38 kilos (5.25 lbs)
- Wedge-capped capuchin with a weight of 2.79 kilos (6.15 lbs)
- Yellow-throated marten with a weight of 2.5 kilos (5.51 lbs)
- Crested agouti with a weight of 2.65 kilos (5.84 lbs)
- Leopard cat with a weight of 2.78 kilos (6.13 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Kinkajou
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Kinkajou:
- Geoffroy’s spider monkey with a size of 43.3 cm (1′ 6″)
- Red giant flying squirrel with a size of 41.1 cm (1′ 5″)
- Broom hare with a size of 50.2 cm (1′ 8″)
- Neotropical otter with a size of 60.2 cm (2′ 0″)
- White-nosed saki with a size of 44 cm (1′ 6″)
- Brazilian porcupine with a size of 46.9 cm (1′ 7″)
- Tres Marias rabbit with a size of 42.8 cm (1′ 5″)
- Northern white-cheeked gibbon with a size of 54.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Ground cuscus with a size of 45.3 cm (1′ 6″)
- Black crested mangabey with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Kinkajou
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Kinkajou:
- Lesser horseshoe bat
- Crested mona monkey
- Greater false vampire bat
- Frosted sac-winged bat
- Giant armadillo
- Bridled nail-tail wallaby
- North American porcupine
- Midas free-tailed bat
- Sowerby’s beaked whale
- Van Gelder’s bat
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Kinkajou
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Kinkajou:
- Mongoose lemur with an average maximal age of 30 years
- King colobus with an average maximal age of 30.5 years
- Bald uakari with an average maximal age of 27 years
- Collared peccary with an average maximal age of 24.42 years
- Ring-tailed lemur with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Brown-mantled tamarin with an average maximal age of 24.5 years
- South Asian river dolphin with an average maximal age of 28 years
- Venezuelan red howler with an average maximal age of 25 years
- California sea lion with an average maximal age of 30 years
- Giant anteater with an average maximal age of 26 years