Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Key lime

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Key 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 aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.