404 
Var,? 
KINKAJOU. 
Le Kinkajou. Buff, suppl. 3. p. 245.;?/. 50. 
Mexican Weesel. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 60, 
This^ which is supposed by BufFon to be the 
same animal with the preceding, is by Mr. Pen- 
nant considered as a distinct species. It is, ac- 
cording to the measures given by Buifon, a larger 
animal than the preceding, but so great is the ge- 
neral agreement between the two, that it seems 
not very easy to conceive a specific difference. 
The general colour is the same in both; the tail 
in both is prehensile : the tongue extremely long : 
the manners in both the same. This mentioned 
by Buffon would seize on birds, and suck the 
blood without tearing its prey. It was fond of 
fruits and vegetables of several kinds, and was 
delighted with sugar and various sweets. It slept 
much by day, and was lively during the night: 
had the actions of a Monkey : had a variety of 
cries, sometimes a kind of barking note, at other 
times hissing, or variously modified. It was 
brought from New Spain. 
