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Squirrel Monkeys
Saimiri
Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin (sai-mirim or gai-mbirin < sai 'monkey' and mirim 'small') and was also used as an English name by early researchers.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Central American Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri oerstedii
Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri macrodon
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri boliviensis
Common Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri sciureus
Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri cassiquiarensis
Golden-backed Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri ustus
Collins' Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri collinsi
Black-headed Squirrel Monkey
speciesSaimiri vanzolinii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43423.