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Some facts about the
South American squirrel monkey
Adult weight : 0.925 kg (2.035 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 30 years
Female maturity :1003 days
Male maturity : 1826 days
Gestation : 161 days
Weaning : 177 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 0.107 kg (0.2354 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.403 kg (0.8866 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 4 W
Body mass : 0.837 kg (1.8414 lbs)
Temperature : 37.85 °C (100.13 °F)
South American squirrel monkey
Order : Primates
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Cebinae
Species : Saimiri sciureus
The Common squirrel monkey, south american squirrel monkey is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the South American squirrel monkey
A young / baby of a South American squirrel monkey is called a 'infant'. A South American squirrel monkey group is called a 'troop, barrel, tribe or cartload'.
Facts about the South American squirrel monkey
Saimiri sciureus is among the smaller platyrrhines, males and females averaging 779g and 668g respectively (Fleagle, 1999). (Full text)
The Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is the commonest Amazon monkey widespread throughout the lowland rainforest. (Full text)
The common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is widely distributed in Central (Full text)
Our colony of adult male squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) is (Full text)
A second South American species, Saimiri sciureus, is found from Suriname down to Brazil. (Full text)
1. squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus -- (small long-tailed monkey of Central and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle)squirrel monkey
Saimiri sciureus
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