Central American Squirrel Monkey vs kaffir-lime

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Citrus hystrix

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while kaffir-lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	kaffir-lime
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	Citrus
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Citrus hystrix

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

kaffir-lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	kaffir-lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kaffir-lime

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Laos, and Seychelles.

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.