Central American Squirrel Monkey vs slender-leaf marigold

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Tagetes tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while slender-leaf marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	slender-leaf marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cebidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Saimiri	Tagetes
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Tagetes tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

slender-leaf marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	slender-leaf marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-leaf marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.