Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Downy Safflower

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cebidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Saimiri	Carthamus
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.