Central American Squirrel Monkey vs scimitar-bean

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cebidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Canavalia
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.