Black-capped squirrel monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-capped squirrel monkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Saimiri boliviensis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Lifespan	20 years
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the black-capped squirrel monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-capped squirrel monkey in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Manicoré.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How long does a black-capped squirrel monkey live?

Wikidata records a life expectancy of 20 years for the black-capped squirrel monkey.

Is the black-capped squirrel monkey endangered?

The black-capped squirrel monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-capped squirrel monkey?

The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Saimiri. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-capped squirrel monkey

The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru. They weigh between 365 and 1,135 g (13 and 40 oz) and measure, from the head to the base of the tail, between 225 and 370 mm (9 and 15 in). The black-capped squirrel monkey is primarily tree-dwelling and is found in both native and plantation forests as well as some farmed areas near running water. Its diet is omnivorous and mostly consists of flowers, fruit, leaves, nuts, seeds, insects, arachnids, eggs and small vertebrates. It mostly lives in female-dominated troops of around 40 to 75 monkeys, with males having been observed to disperse to live in all-male troops after reaching sexual maturation. Its current conservation status according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is 'Least Concern'. The species belongs to the genus Saimiri and has two subspecies, S. b. boliviensis (the Bolivian squirrel monkey) and S. b. peruviensis (the Peruvian squirrel monkey).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-capped squirrel monkey (revision 1360620016), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q834329 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).