Black Squirrel Monkey vs sugar-plum

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Black Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Squirrel Monkey	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cebidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Uapaca
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Black Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Squirrel Monkey	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.