Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs parrot's-flower

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cebidae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Heliconia
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	parrot's-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

The Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.