Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Saimiri boliviensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 790
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru. They weigh between 365 and 1,135 g (13 and 40 oz) and measure, from the head to the base of the tail, between 225 and 370 mm (9 and 15 in). The black-capped squirrel monkey is primarily tree-dwelling and is found in both native and plantation forests as well as some farmed areas near running water.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-capped squirrel monkey”.