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The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru. [3] [4] They weigh between 365 and 1,135 g (13 and 40 oz) and measure, from the head to the base of the tail, between 225 and 370 mm (9 and 15 in). [5]
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 ...
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.
Endangered pygmy slow loris Ernest and black-capped squirrel monkey Nuka were brought to the zoo's veterinary hospital for dental operations, after previous check-ups identified possible gum ...
The black squirrel monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii), also known as the blackish squirrel monkey or black-headed squirrel monkey, is a small New World primate, endemic to the central Amazon in Brazil. [2] It largely resembles the female of the far more common Bolivian squirrel monkey , though the latter lacks the black central back.
Honor the black-capped chickadee on National Bird Day. ©Manu M Nair/Shutterstock.com January 14, 2025 – National Dress Up Your Pet Day began in 2009 and is a great day to let your pooch or ...
Black capuchin, Sapajus nigritus; Crested capuchin, Sapajus robustus; Golden-bellied capuchin, Sapajus xanthosternos; 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 ...
While South American squirrel monkeys tend to be primarily greenish in color, the Central American species has an orange back with olive shoulders, hips and tail, and white undersides. The hands and feet are also orange. There is a black cap at the top of the head, and a black tip at the end of the tail. Males generally have lighter caps than ...