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Saimiri

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Also known as squirrel monkeys

genus of New World monkeys

OverviewAI-generated

Saimiri is a taxon classified at the genus rank within the animal kingdom. It belongs to the phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Primates, and family Cebidae. The genus was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and has existed since approximately 14 million years ago.

Records of Saimiri are held by institutions including ROM, UAZ, MVZ, AMNH, and MSB. Documented occurrences span Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Costa Rica, with some records listed as unknown or captive. The subject has been referenced by 457 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderPrimates
  5. FamilyCebidae
Observations recorded16,082

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
257
With media
3
Family
Cebidae
Collections
ROM, UAZ, MVZ, AMNH, MSB, CUMV
Recorded in
Unknown, Captive, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica

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Encyclopedic overview

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') and was also used as an English name by early researchers.

Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer. Most species have parapatric or allopatric ranges in the Amazon, while S. oerstedii is found disjunctly in Costa Rica and Panama.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saimiri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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