Black-capped Squirrel Monkey vs purging croton

Saimiri boliviensis compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cebidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Croton
Species	Saimiri boliviensis	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey	purging croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purging croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.