Central American Squirrel Monkey vs wild custard-apple

Saimiri oerstedii compared with Annona senegalensis

Key Differences

• Central American Squirrel Monkey is Endangered while wild custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Squirrel Monkey	wild custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cebidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Saimiri	Annona
Species	Saimiri oerstedii	Annona senegalensis

Conservation Status

Central American Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Squirrel Monkey	wild custard-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

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.