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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 ...
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.
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
Guianan squirrel monkey; H. Humboldt's squirrel monkey; S. Saimiri This page was last edited on 7 September 2019, at 19:50 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Brown spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) Platyrrhini is a parvorder of primates. Members of this parvorder are called platyrrhines, or New World monkeys, and include marmosets, tamarins, and capuchin, squirrel, night, titi, saki, howler, spider, and woolly monkeys. Platyrrhini is one of three clades that form the suborder Haplorrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates. They are ...
The wedge-capped capuchin or Guianan weeper capuchin (Cebus olivaceus) is a capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in northern Brazil , Guyana and Venezuela . [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Cebus olivaceus is known to dwell in tall, primary forest and travel over long distances during the day.
Humboldt's squirrel monkey; Ecuadorian squirrel monkey; Guianan squirrel monkey; Sapajus apella apella; Pitheciids. Includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris.