Notes on the ecology, activity patterns and behavior of the kinkajou (Potos flavus)

Author:

Galvis Nelson F.12ORCID,Link Andrés123,Mosquera Diego4,Vinueza-Hidalgo Gabriela5,Carrillo Lisa16,Mopán-Chilito Alex Mauricio17,Montilla Sebastián O.12

Affiliation:

1. Proyecto Primates Colombia , Bogotá , Colombia

2. Laboratorio de Ecología de Bosques Tropicales y Primatología , Universidad de los Andes , Bogotá 110110 , Colombia

3. Tiputini Biodiversity Station, College of Biological and Environmental Sciences , Universidad San Francisco de Quito – USFQ , Quito , Ecuador

4. Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales , Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ , Quito , Ecuador

5. 620115 OSA Conservation , Washington , DC , USA

6. Fundación Jaime Duque , Cajica , Colombia

7. Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta , Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala , Tlaxcala , Mexico

Abstract

Abstract Kinkajous are one of the most widely distributed Neotropical mammals, nonetheless, their nocturnal habits have posed challenges on the study of their ecology and behavior. Here, we used arboreal camera trapping in a pristine Amazonian forest in Ecuador, and ad libitum data from direct encounters in a lowland and a highland forest in Colombia to describe their activity patterns and describe anecdotal data on their diet and reproductive behaviors. As expected, kinkajous are strictly nocturnal and seem to be active throughout the entire night, although in our study there was less activity towards the beginning and the end of the night. Kinkajous were observed to be mostly solitary, rarely in groups of two to three adult individuals. Although their diet has not been described in detail, fruits from Moraceae and Urticaceae appear to be important components of their diet. Their reproductive behavior involves an isolated pair of kinkajous, and may be interrupted by other males. Pairs seem to meet for reproductive purposes and range together for several hours, during which courtship may take place, ending in copulation, which lasts for approximately 3 min. After copulation, the male and female appear to separate and return to their solitary habits. The results of this study complement the scarce information on the elusive kinkajous in the Neotropical forests.

Funder

Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Colombia

Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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