Central American Squirrel Monkey vs red-cedar

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cebidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Trichilia
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

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.