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Ecuadorean squirrel monkey

Saimiri macrodon Elliot, 1907

Status not recordedprimates

The ecuadorean squirrel monkey (Saimiri macrodon) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the ecuadorean 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 ecuadorean squirrel monkey live?

Not recorded

Is the ecuadorean 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 ecuadorean squirrel monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusSaimiri
  7. SpeciesSaimiri macrodon Elliot, 1907

Synonyms Saimiri boliviensis juruana, Saimiri caquetensis, Saimiri sciureus macrodon, Saimiri sciureus petrina

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Ecuadorian squirrel monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان سنجابي إكوادوريArabic
  • Ecuador-TotenkopfaffeGerman
  • Mono ardilla de EcuadorSpanish
  • Saimiri d'ÉquateurFrench
  • Macaco-esquilo-EquatorianoPortuguese
  • Ekuador-TotenkopfaffeGerman
  • Mono Ardilla EcuatorianoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ecuadorean squirrel monkey

Other species in the same genus Saimiri.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ecuadorean squirrel monkey?

The ecuadorean squirrel monkey (Saimiri macrodon) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ecuadorean squirrel monkey (Saimiri macrodon). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ecuadorean-squirrel-monkey

MLA

“Ecuadorean squirrel monkey (Saimiri macrodon).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ecuadorean-squirrel-monkey.

BibTeX
@misc{ecuadorean_squirrel_monkey_2026,
  title = {Ecuadorean squirrel monkey (Saimiri macrodon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ecuadorean-squirrel-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}