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Humboldt's squirrel monkey

Saimiri cassiquiarensis (Lesson, 1840)

Status not recordedprimates

The humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis) is a species in the family Cebidae, order Primates.

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Quick facts about the humboldt's squirrel monkey

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 humboldt's squirrel monkey live?

Not recorded

Is the humboldt's 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 humboldt's squirrel monkey classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCebidae
  6. genusSaimiri
  7. SpeciesSaimiri cassiquiarensis (Lesson, 1840)

Synonyms Simia sciurea cassiquiarensis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Humboldt’s squirrel monkeyEnglish
  • سعدان سنجابي هومبولتArabic
  • Humboldt-TotenkopfaffeGerman
  • Σκιουροπίθηκος του HumboldtGreek
  • SoldadoSpanish
  • Saimiri de HumboldtFrench
  • Saimiri di HumboldtItalian
  • sajmiri wenezuelskaPolish
  • Macaco-de-cheiroPortuguese
  • HumboldttotenkopfäffchenGerman
  • mono ardilla de HumboldtSpanish
  • Mono TitíSpanish
  • Saïmiri du CasiquiareFrench
  • Singe-écureuil de HumboldtFrench
  • Macaco-esquilo-de-HumboldtPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the humboldt's 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 humboldt's squirrel monkey?

The humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis) belongs to the family Cebidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/humboldts-squirrel-monkey

MLA

“Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/humboldts-squirrel-monkey.

BibTeX
@misc{humboldts_squirrel_monkey_2026,
  title = {Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/humboldts-squirrel-monkey},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}