Central American Squirrel Monkey vs desert hackberry

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Celtis pallida

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while desert hackberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	desert hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Celtis
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Celtis pallida

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

desert hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	desert hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

desert hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Central American Squirrel Monkey

The Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.