Saimiri sciureus ssp. sciureus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
CEBIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Saimiri sciureus ssp. sciureus |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Guianan Squirrel Monkey, Common Squirrel Monkey |
| French |
– |
Singe Écureuil |
| Spanish |
– |
Macaco-de-cheiro |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
|
| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
Boubli, J.-P., Rylands, A.B., de la Torre, S. & Stevenson, P. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
Justification:
This subspecies is listed as Least Concern, given its relatively wide range, adaptability to some degree of disturbed forest, and the apparent lack of major threats. Given their small size, they are generally not hunted.
|
| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Least Concern
(IUCN 2003)
|
| 1996 |
– |
Lower Risk/least concern
(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
|
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Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Native:
Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Roraima, Tocantins); French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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