Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Goa-bean

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Psophocarpus
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.