Collins' squirrel monkey

Collins' squirrel monkey
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Cebidae
Genus:	Saimiri
Species:	S. collinsi
Binomial name
Saimiri collinsi (Osgood, 1916)
Collins' squirrel monkey range shown in red

Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil. It had been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey (S. sciureus) until a genetic study by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. elevated it to species status.^[2][3]

Male Collins' squirrel monkeys have a head and body length of about 38 cm (15 in) with a 37.6 cm (14.8 in) tail.^[2] Females have a head and body length of about 27 cm (11 in) with a 41.3 cm (16.3 in) tail.^[2] Collins' squirrel monkeys eat palm fruits, legumes, insects, bird eggs and occasionally lizards.^[2]

References