Central American Squirrel Monkey vs true senna

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	true senna
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	Senna
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.