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Black squirrel monkey
Order : Primates
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Cebinae
Species : Saimiri vanzolinii
The Black squirrel monkey, black-headed squirrel monkey is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the black squirrel monkey
A young / baby of a black squirrel monkey is called a 'infant'. A black squirrel monkey group is called a 'troop, barrel, tribe or cartload'.Countries
Brazil
Facts about the black squirrel monkey
) The black squirrel monkey is listed as Vulnerable (IUCN), with a 10% probability of extinction within the next 100 years.
Some researchers have questioned whether the Black Squirrel Monkey is a full species or a regional subspecies. (Full text)
1. black squirrel -- (fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase)black squirrel
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