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Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Classification

Family
Cebidae

Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis) is a species of squirrel monkey from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It had previously been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey, S. sciureus, but was elevated to full species status based on a genetic study by Carretero-Pinzón in 2009.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 37Peru · 7