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Bolivian Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri boliviensis

Very rareMammal
Illustration of Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

The Bolivian Squirrel Monkey is a small, highly social primate of South American forests that has established a small feral population in a Florida park after escapes from captivity. Wild troops of 20–75 monkeys travel through the forest canopy eating fruit and insects. The Florida population represents the only squirrel monkeys living wild outside their native South American range.

Habitat
Tropical forests; feral populations in southern Florida
Diet
Insects, fruit, flowers, and small vertebrates
How common
Very rare

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