Collins' squirrel monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the collins' squirrel monkey lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Saimiri collinsi
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the collins' squirrel monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the collins' squirrel monkey in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

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.

Is the collins' squirrel monkey endangered?

The collins' 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 collins' squirrel monkey?

The collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsi) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cebidae, genus Saimiri. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the collins' squirrel monkey

Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil. It had been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey (S. sciureus) until a genetic study by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. elevated it to species status.

Male Collins' squirrel monkeys have a head and body length of about 38 cm (15 in) with a 37.6 cm (14.8 in) tail. Females have a head and body length of about 27 cm (11 in) with a 41.3 cm (16.3 in) tail. Collins' squirrel monkeys eat palm fruits, legumes, insects, bird eggs and occasionally lizards.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Collins' squirrel monkey (revision 1356901346), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18650090 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).