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NATIVE SPECIES
MAMMALS
KINKAJOU
Mexico and Central America, to Brazil.
Potos flavus
Scientific name
40 - 60 cm
Length
4.4 - 11 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
Carnivorous mammal with arboreal habits. It has dense and short fur of brown and yellowish color towards the ventral of the body, with a darker head and tail. It has a long and prehensile tail that is used to climb trees. It is medium in size with an elongated body and short legs, weighing from 4.4 to 11 pounds. It is a nocturnal animal that inhabits tropical forests, most of the time in the treetops. It feeds on fruits, flowers, insects, eggs, and leaves.
SPOTTED PACA
From the South of Mexico to the North of Argentina
Agouti paca
Scientific name
62 - 81 cm
Length
15.4 - 22 lb
Weight
SOME OF ITS CHARACTERISTICS
A rodent mammal with nocturnal and solitary habits, it can reach between 15.4 and 22 pounds of body weight. Its coat is smooth brown with four stripes of white dots on each side of the body. It lives in humid lowland regions, it can live near bodies of water. They feed on fruits, seeds, nuts, and vegetation. (to remove "from the plants")
