Saimiri collinsi: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cebidae
- Genus
- Saimiri
- Species
- Saimiri collinsi
- Scientific Name
- Saimiri collinsi
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Collins' squirrel monkey
Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil. It had been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey (S. sciureus) until a genetic study by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. elevated it to species status.
Male Collins' squirrel monkeys have a head and body length of about 38 cm (15 in) with a 37.6 cm (14.8 in) tail. Females have a head and body length of about 27 cm (11 in) with a 41.3 cm (16.3 in) tail. Collins' squirrel monkeys eat palm fruits, legumes, insects, bird eggs and occasionally lizards.
...Saimiri collinsi in languages:
- Arabic
- سعدان سنجابي كولينز
- English
- Collins' Squirrel Monkey
- German
- Collins Totenkopfäffchen
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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