Saimiri sciureus ssp. albigena

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	CEBIDAE

Scientific Name:	Saimiri sciureus ssp. albigena
Infra-specific Authority:	(Von Pusch, 1941)
Common Name/s: English – Colombian Squirrel Monkey, Squirrel Monkey Spanish – Macaco-de-cheiro

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Boubli, J.-P., Rylands, A.B., de la Torre, S. & Stevenson, P.
Reviewer/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: This subspecies is listed as Near Threatened, because a sizeable part of its range has been heavily deforested and population loss is estimated to be at least 20% in the past 25 years (based on a generation length of 8 years) due to continuing habitat loss and exploitation for pets. Almost qualifies as threatened under criterion A2cd.
History:	2003 – Least Concern (IUCN 2003) 1996 – Lower Risk/least concern

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Colombia (Colombia (mainland))
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Population [top]

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial