Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Fringed rue

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cebidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Ruta
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.