The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a New World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru. It weighs between 365 and 1,135 g, with males heavier than females, and has a short soft coat that is grey to olive-brown on the back, a black head with white arches over the eyes, and a non-prehensile tail with a black tufted tip. It is mostly tree-dwelling, found in lowland tropical rainforest near water as well as in plantation forests, and it is diurnal. Its omnivorous diet mostly consists of flowers, fruit, leaves, nuts, seeds, insects, arachnids, eggs and small vertebrates. It lives in female-dominated troops of around 40 to 75 monkeys. It has two subspecies, the Bolivian and the Peruvian squirrel monkey, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
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Child Taxon Of
Saimiri, Taxa Source Black-capped squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)
In Biome
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is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-capped squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Black-capped squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Saimiri boliviensis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyBehavior
Saimiri boliviensis are diurnal and live in social groups
Food habits
Primary Diet omnivore omnivore
Habitat
Bolivian squirrel monkeys are most commonly found in gallery forests, but will also inhabit forest edges
Lifespan/Longevity
Bolivian squirrel monkeys have lived up to 30 years in captivity.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Bolivian squirrel monkeys are sometimes captured for food or for the pet trade.
View the Source 2. Black-capped squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)
Distribution
is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru
Conservation status
general state of decline
Child Taxon Of: Saimiri, Lead
The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
The species is found in lowland tropical rainforests near water in densely forested and swampy regions.
In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru
View the Source3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Saimiri boliviensis
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)IUCN Red List categoryQuote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
4. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): Black-capped squirrel monkey
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Life history traits (averages): Adult weightQuote, Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
615 g
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