Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Hard Alectryon

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Hard Alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cebidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Alectryon
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Alectryon subdentatus

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Hard Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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

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.