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Central American squirrel monkey

Order : Primates
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Cebinae
Species : Saimiri oerstedii

 

The Black-crowned central american squirrel monkey, central american squirrel monkey, red-backed squirrel monkey is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Central American squirrel monkey

The diminutive Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is the

  The two South American species are abundant; the Central American squirrel monkey is critically endangered.

Central American Squirrel Monkey is found. (Full text)

The Central American Squirrel Monkey is restricted to the Pacific lowlands in the part of the country (Janzen 427). (Full text)

The Central American squirrel monkey is arboreal and diurnal. (Full text)

This Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a resident at Drake Bay Wilderness Camp near Corcovado. (Full text)

Doubt as to whether the Central American squirrel monkey is a true species (Full text)

Her work is urgent because this species, Saimiri oerstedii, is critically endangered. (Full text)

This is also one of only two areas in the country where the endangered Central American Squirrel Monkey is found. (Full text)

1. Saimiri, genus Saimiri -- (squirrel monkeys)
Saimiri
genus Saimiri
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