SQUIRREL MONKEYS
The squirrel monkey genus, Saimiri, includes at least
7 species and 7 subspecies
Saimiri boliviensis
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Black-capped squirrel monkeys, also known as Bolivian squirrel monkeys, Peruvian squirrel monkeys, and black-headed squirrel monkeys, are endemic to Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. These New World monkeys can adapt to several habitat types including disturbed and edge forests. However, they are found primarily in lowland….
Saimiri oerstedii
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Black-crowned Central American squirrel monkeys, also known as Central American squirrel monkeys and red-backed squirrel monkeys, are endemic to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and inland Panama. Two subspecies occur along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica: S. o. oerstedii, also commonly called black-crested CentraL.…
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Saimiri vanzolinii
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The black-headed squirrel monkey, also called the black squirrel monkey, is limited in geographic range to the várzea forest within the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve in Brazil. They occur exclusively in flooded forests and have the smallest geographic distribution of any known Neotropical primate. They specifically…
Saimiri sciureus
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Guianan squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) are endemic to the tropical forests of French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil. They occupy many forests types, generally preferring primary and secondary forests. They may venture to the forest floor or explore the upper reaches of the canopy, but they spend most of their time…
Saimiri cassiquiarensis
CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Humboldt’s squirrel monkeys are endemic to Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Peru. Like most squirrel monkeys, Humboldt’s squirrel monkeys can adapt to many changes and disturbances in their environment and can thrive in a variety of rainforest types. However, they prefer riparian and secondary forests…