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Common Squirrel Monkey
Gerry van Tonder, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Monkeys

Common Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Squirrel Monkey
DutchGrijsgroen Doodshoofdaapje
SpanishMono ardilla común
Chinese松鼠猴
Sranan Tongokeskesi
Sranan Tongomonki-monki
Sranan Tongomonki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSaimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a species of squirrel monkey from Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil. S. sciureus formerly applied to Humboldt's squirrel monkey and Collins' squirrel monkey, but genetic research in 2009 and 2015 revealed that these are distinct species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCebidae
GenusSaimiri

In Suriname

567Records in Suriname
147iNaturalist observations
1859First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne285
  • Sipaliwini63
  • Paramaribo46
  • Para26
  • Saramacca25
  • Nickerie14
  • Brokopondo10
  • Coronie5
  • Wanica3
  • Marowijne3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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