Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey vs true senna

Saimiri cassiquiarensis compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey is Near Threatened while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Humboldt's 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 cassiquiarensis	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Humboldt's Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador