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The 25 pages that link to Prehensile tail, each with the reason it gives.

• Arboreal locomotionRelated: Some tree-dwelling animals use the tail as an additional grasping point.

• ArborealityBroader topic: Some arboreal animals use the tail as an additional gripping limb.

• New World monkeyRelated: Several New World monkey lineages use this specialized tail as an additional gripping limb.

• ProcyonidaeRelated: The kinkajou’s grasping tail is a specialized feature within the family.

• TailBroader topic: Some climbing mammals use tails as an extra limb for gripping branches.

• KinkajouRelated: The kinkajou uses its tail to grip branches while climbing and feeding.

• BinturongRelated: The binturong uses its strong, prehensile tail as an extra support while climbing.

• SyngnathiformesRelated: Seahorses use their tails to anchor themselves in currents and among seagrass.

• Howler monkeyRelated: Howlers use their strong tails as a fifth limb while moving through trees.

• Tree-kangarooRelated: Tree-kangaroos use their long tails for balance while climbing, though the tail is not fully prehensile.

• CoatiRelated: Coatis use their long tails for balance while moving through trees.

• FingerCompared with: Some animals use a grasping tail where humans rely on fingers.

• Spider monkeyBroader topic: Spider monkeys use this muscular fifth limb to grip branches while climbing and reaching.

• Virginia opossumBroader topic: The opossum can use its tail to grip branches and carry nesting material.

• Common brushtail possumRelated: Its tail helps the possum balance and grip branches while moving through trees.

• TamanduaRelated: Tamanduas use their partly bare tails to brace and grip while climbing.

• Common ringtail possumBroader topic: The possum uses its grasping tail while moving among branches.

• Squirrel monkeyCompared with: Unlike some related monkeys, squirrel monkeys have nonprehensile tails.

• UakariCompared with: Uakaris have unusually short tails that are not adapted for grasping.

• BassaricyonRelated: Olingos use their long tails for balance as they travel through trees.

• Chinese water dragonRelated: Its long tail helps provide balance while moving through vegetation.

• DrepanosauromorphaRelated: Some drepanosauromorph tails had hooked tips that may have helped anchor the animals while climbing.

• HydrosaurusCompared with: Despite its striking shape, the sailfin’s laterally flattened tail is adapted more for swimming than grasping.

• Jackson's chameleonRelated: Its tail helps this arboreal lizard hold onto branches.

• Prehensile-tailed porcupineBroader topic: Its muscular tail grips branches and helps stabilize climbing.