Central American Squirrel Monkey vs southern elder

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cebidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Sambucus
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.