The Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Saimiri macrodon) is a squirrel monkey of the family Cebidae, one of the New World monkeys of tropical South America. For a long time it was treated as a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey, written Saimiri sciureus macrodon, and some more recent taxonomies raise it to a full species while others regard the name as a synonym of Humboldt's squirrel monkey, Saimiri cassiquiarensis. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility backbone accepts Saimiri macrodon as a species described by Elliot in 1907 and lists Ecuadorian squirrel monkey among its English names. Like other squirrel monkeys it is a small, diurnal, tree-living omnivore that feeds mostly on fruit and insects. The IUCN has not evaluated it separately, so its conservation status is recorded as not evaluated.
Facts
Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Saimiri, Taxa Source Wikipedia: Squirrel monkey
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Squirrel monkey
In Ecosystem
Source Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)
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Found In
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Source Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
lives in the western Brazilian Amazon, as well as southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern and eastern Peru.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
lives in the western Brazilian Amazon, as well as southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern and eastern Peru.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
lives in the western Brazilian Amazon, as well as southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern and eastern Peru.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
lives in the western Brazilian Amazon, as well as southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern and eastern Peru.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Squirrel monkey
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Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer.
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Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer.
Behaviour, ecology, and physiology
Like most of their New World monkey relatives, squirrel monkeys are diurnal and arboreal.
Behaviour, ecology, and physiology, diet
Squirrel monkeys are omnivores, eating primarily fruits and insects.
Description
Squirrel monkeys grow from 25 to 35 centimetres (9.8 to 13.8 in) long, plus a 35 to 42 centimetres (14 to 17 in) tail.
Reproduction, lifespan
Squirrel monkeys live to about 15 years old in the wild, and over 20 years in captivity.
Child Taxon Of: Saimiri, Taxonomy
Some more recent taxonomies also recognize Saimiri sciureus macrodon as a separate species Saimiri macrodon, but others recognize S. macrodon to be a synonym of Saimiri cassiquiarensis.
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, habitat
Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer.
View the Source 2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Saimiri macrodon
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NOT_EVALUATED
Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, LeadQuote, In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, Lead
lives in the western Brazilian Amazon
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