Guianan squirrel monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Guianan squirrel monkey lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Saimiri sciureus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cebidae

Where does the Guianan squirrel monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Guianan squirrel monkey in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Mazagão. In Brazil it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 Guianan squirrel monkey endangered?

The Guianan 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 Guianan squirrel monkey?

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

About the Guianan squirrel monkey

The Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a species of squirrel monkey from Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil. S. sciureus formerly applied to Humboldt's squirrel monkey and Collins' squirrel monkey, but genetic research in 2009 and 2015 revealed that these are distinct species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Guianan squirrel monkey (revision 1359835194), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q476930 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).