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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.

In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

List of arboreal animals

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tree is a perennial woody plant. It is sometimes defined as a woody plant that attains diameter of 10 cm (30 cm girth) or more at breast height (130 cm above ground).
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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 5-6 m (15-20 ft) tall.
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Arctocebus
Gray, 1863

Type species
Perodicticus calabarensis
J. A. Smith, 1860

Species
Arctocebus calabarensis
Arctocebus aureus

The angwantibos
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A. lugubris

Binomial name
Aneides lugubris
Hallowell, 1849

Aneides lugubris, the Arboreal salamander, is a species of climbing salamander. They are large, 5.1 to 8.
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Cheirogaleoidea
Gray, 1873
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Gray, 1873

Genera
Cheirogaleus
Microcebus
Mirza
Allocebus
Phaner

Cheirogaleidae
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Dermoptera
Illiger, 1811

Family: Cynocephalidae
Simpson, 1945

Genera & Species

Cynocephalus
  • Cynocephalus volans
Galeopterus
  • Galeopterus variegatus

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Corytophanes
Boie in Schlegel, 1826

Species

Corytophanes cristatus
Corytophanes hernandezi
Corytophanes percarinatus
Corytophanes is a genus of Neotropical lizards, commonly referred to as
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C. caninus

Binomial name
Corallus caninus
Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms
Boa canina
Boa thalassina
Boa hipnale
Xiphosoma araramboya
Xiphosoma caninum
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I. iguana

Binomial name
Iguana iguana
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal lizard from Central and South America.
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L. rosalia

Binomial name
Leontopithecus rosalia
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) also known as Golden Marmoset
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Indriidae
Burnett, 1828

Genera
Indri
Avahi
Propithecus

The Indriidae (also spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates.
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P. cinereus

Binomial name
Phascolarctos cinereus
(Goldfuss, 1817)

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
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P. pardus

Binomial name
Panthera pardus
Linnaeus, 1758



The leopard (Panthera pardus
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Lorisidae
Gray, 1821

Genera
Arctocebus
Perodicticus
Pseudopotto
Loris
Nycticebus

Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates.
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R. auriculatus

Binomial name
Rhacodactylus auriculatus
Bavay, 1869

Synonyms
Platydactylus auriculatus
Ceratolophus hexaceros
Gecko ceratolophus
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R. ciliatus

Binomial name
Rhacodactylus ciliatus
(Guichenot, 1866)

Approximate distribution of the Crested Gecko.

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Pachydactylus

Pachydactylus is a genus of arboreal insectivorous gecko found primarily in Africa, commonly known as Thick-toed Gecko.

The genus is characterised by dilated toe tips, usually with undivided scansors.
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Phalangeriformes
Szalay in Archer, 1982

Superfamilies and Families

Phalangeroidea
  • Burramyidae
  • Phalangeridae
Petauroidea
  • Pseudocheiridae
  • Petauridae
  • Tarsipedidae
  • Acrobatidae


A possum
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Nasalis
É. Geoffroy, 1812

Species: N. larvatus

Binomial name
Nasalis larvatus
Wurmb, 1787

The Proboscis Monkey (
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E. rubriventer

Binomial name
Eulemur rubriventer
(I. Geoffroy, 1850)

The Red-bellied Lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) is a medium sized prosimian with a luxuriant chestnut brown coat.
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R. chahoua

Binomial name
Rhacodactylus chahoua
Bavay, 1869

Rhacodactylus chahoua commonly known as the Mossy New Caledonian gecko or short-snouted New Caledonian gecko
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Symphalangus
Gloger, 1841

Species: S. syndactylus

Binomial name
Symphalangus syndactylus
(Raffles, 1821)

The Siamang (
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Folivora
Delsuc et al, 2001

Families

Megalonychidae
Bradypodidae
†Rathymotheriidae
†Scelidotheriidae
†Mylodontidae
†Orophodontidae
†Megatheriidae

Sloths
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Ateles
E. Geoffroy, 1806

Type species
Simia paniscus
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Ateles paniscus
Ateles belzebuth
Ateles chamek
Ateles hybridus
Ateles marginatus

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Ramphastidae
Vigors, 1825

Genera

Andigena
Aulacorhynchus
Pteroglossus
Ramphastos
Selenidera

Toucans are near passerine birds from the neotropics.
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Uroplatus

Uroplatus is a genus of geckos commonly referred to as Flat or Leaf-tailed Geckos. All of the species of this genus are found in primary and secondary forests on the island of Madagascar.
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D. viridis

Binomial name
Dendroaspis viridis

The western green mamba or West African green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis
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C. capucinus

Binomial name
Cebus capucinus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The White-headed Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), also known as the White-faced Capuchin or White-throated Capuchin
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Ponginae
Elliot, 1912

Genus: Pongo
Lacépède, 1799

Type species
Simia pygmaeus
Linnaeus, 1760

Orangutan distribution


Species


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