Collins' squirrel monkey
Saimiri collinsi Osgood, 1916
Status not recordedprimates
The collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsi) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates.
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Quick facts about the collins' squirrel monkey
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the collins' squirrel monkey live?
Not recorded
Is the collins' squirrel monkey endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the collins' squirrel monkey classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderPrimates
- familyCebidae
- genusSaimiri
- SpeciesSaimiri collinsi Osgood, 1916
Synonyms Saimiri sciureus collinsi
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Collins's squirrel monkeyEnglish
- سعدان سنجابي كولينزArabic
- Collins-TotenkopfaffeGerman
- Mono ardilla de ColinsSpanish
- Macaco-de-cheiroPortuguese
- YapuyuNo linguistic content
- Macaco-mão-de-ouroPortuguese
- JurupariNo linguistic content
- Kai pussuNo linguistic content
- Ka’i puyuNo linguistic content
- Kai puzuNo linguistic content
- Rabo-de-boiNo linguistic content
Relatives of the collins' squirrel monkey
Other species in the same genus Saimiri.

Guianan squirrel monkey
Saimiri sciureus

Black-capped squirrel monkey
Saimiri boliviensis

Central American squirrel monkey
Saimiri oerstedii

Bare-eared squirrel monkey
Saimiri ustus

Black squirrel monkey
Saimiri vanzolinii
Humboldt's squirrel monkey
Saimiri cassiquiarensis
CompareCollins' squirrel monkey vs Guianan squirrel monkeyCollins' squirrel monkey vs Black-capped squirrel monkeyCollins' squirrel monkey vs Central American squirrel monkeyCollins' squirrel monkey vs Bare-eared squirrel monkey
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the collins' squirrel monkey?
The collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsi) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.
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