KINKAJOU

The last word in the USA Codeword Puzzle had me stumped.  It was a word I'd not seen before.  KINKAJOU.  I googled the definition.

The Kinkajou (pronounced KINK ah joo) lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, where it spends most of its time in trees.  Seldom seen by humans because it's nocturnal. 

This cute little guy is sometimes called a honey bear, because he likes to raid bees' nests.  His dense fur protects him from bee stings.  He is also a pollinator.  As he travels from flower to flower to drink the nectar, the flower's pollen sticks to his face and then smears off onto the next flower.