Central American Squirrel Monkey vs Prickly Yellow

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Prickly Yellow
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	Zanthoxylum
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.