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The Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans), or Guianan squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel endemic to South America. It is found in south-eastern Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela. Sciurus aestuans is a dark brown squirrel that feeds mainly on fruits and nuts, but can also prey on eggs and the young of birds ...
The Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a species of squirrel monkey from Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil. S. sciureus formerly applied to Humboldt's squirrel monkey and Collins' squirrel monkey , but genetic research in 2009 and 2015 revealed that these are distinct species.
Common squirrel monkey is the traditional common name for several small squirrel monkey species native to the tropical areas of South America.The term common squirrel monkey had been used as the common name for Saimiri sciureus before genetic research by Jessica Lynch Alfaro and others indicated S. scuireus covered at least three and possibly four species: the Guianan squirrel monkey (S ...
Subfamily Saimiriinae (squirrel monkeys) Genus Saimiri. Bare-eared squirrel monkey, Saimiri ustus; Black squirrel monkey, Saimiri vanzolinii; Black-capped squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis; Central American squirrel monkey, Saimiri oerstedi; Guianan squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus; Humboldt's squirrel monkey, Saimiri cassiquiarensis
Black-capped squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis LC; Humboldt's squirrel monkey, Saimiri cassiquiarensis; Collins' squirrel monkey, Saimiri collinsii; Guianan squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus LC; Bare-eared squirrel monkey, Saimiri ustus NT; Black squirrel monkey, Saimiri vanzolinii VU; Family: Atelidae. Subfamily: Alouattinae. Genus: Alouatta
Squirrel monkey in Yacuma Park, Bolivia. Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. Saimiri is the only genus in the subfamily Saimiriinae.The name of the genus is of Tupi origin (sai-mirím or çai-mbirín, with sai meaning 'monkey' and mirím meaning 'small') [3] and was also used as an English name by early researchers.
An internet-famous squirrel named Peanut was seized Oct. 30 by state and local authorities in New York who received reports that he and a raccoon were being kept illegally and unsafely.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Guyana.This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD).