Collins' Squirrel Monkey vs Deviltree

Saimiri collinsi compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Collins' Squirrel Monkey Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (प्राणी) Plantae (पादप)
Phylum Chordata (रज्जुकी) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (स्तनधारी) Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order Primates (नरवानर गण) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Cebidae Apocynaceae
Genus Saimiri Alstonia
Species Saimiri collinsi Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Collins' Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Collins' Squirrel Monkey Deviltree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Collins' Squirrel Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Collins' Squirrel Monkey

<em>Saimiri collinsi</em>, commonly known as Collins' Squirrel Monkey, is a primate species belonging to the genus <em>Saimiri</em> within the family Cebidae. Squirrel monkeys are small, highly social New World primates known for their agility in forest canopies and their complex group dynamics. This species is assessed as Least Concern by major conservation bodies, indicating that its populations are not currently considered at high risk of decline, though ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation in Amazonian regions may affect future population stability. Collins' Squirrel Monkey inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic-adjacent environments typical of tropical forest ecosystems in South America. Specific country-level distributional records are not detailed in current documentation. Dietary information specific to this species has not been recorded, though squirrel monkeys in general are omnivorous, consuming insects, small vertebrates, fruits, and other plant material. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Research into the taxonomy and ecology of <em>Saimiri collinsi</em> continues to refine understanding of squirrel monkey diversity.

Deviltree

No description available.

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