Central American Squirrel Monkey vs rough bindweed

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Smilax aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cebidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Smilax
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	rough bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.