Black Squirrel Monkey vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Saimiri vanzolinii compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Squirrel Monkey	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cebidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Saimiri	Lepilemur
Species	Saimiri vanzolinii	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Squirrel Monkey and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Black Squirrel Monkey

EN — Endangered

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Squirrel Monkey	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Squirrel Monkey

The Black Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.