Species MammalsCentral American Squirrel Monkey

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri oerstedii

Very rareMammal
Illustration of Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)

The Central American Squirrel Monkey is a small, social primate of Costa Rica and Panama that is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It lives in large, noisy groups of up to 70 individuals that travel through forest canopy in search of insects and fruit. This species barely enters the North American continent as defined by the southern boundary of Costa Rica.

Habitat
Tropical lowland forests and forest edges
Diet
Insects, fruit, flowers, and small vertebrates
How common
Very rare

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