Black Squirrel Monkey vs Lagos-rubber

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Black Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Squirrel Monkey	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cebidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Funtumia
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Black Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Squirrel Monkey	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Black Squirrel Monkey

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