Collins' squirrel monkey
Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey from 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.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Genus: | Saimiri |
| Species: | S. collinsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Saimiri collinsi (Osgood, 1914) | |
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| Collins' squirrel monkey range shown in red | |
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.[1] Females have a head and body length of about 27 cm (11 in) with a 41.3 cm (16.3 in) tail.[1] Collins' squirrel monkeys eat palm fruits, legumes, insects, bird eggs and occasionally lizards.[1]
References
- Stone, Anita I.; et al. (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 307–308. ISBN 9781940496061.
- Lynch Alfaro, J.W.; et al. (2015). "Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 82: 436–454. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.004. PMID 25305518.
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