Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Simia] sciurea Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 29.

Type Locality: Guyana, Kartabo.

Vernacular Names: Common Squirrel Monkey.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Saimiri sciureus subsp. sciureus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Saimiri sciureus subsp. albigena Pusch 1942

Subspecies Saimiri sciureus subsp. cassiquiarensis Lesson 1840

Subspecies Saimiri sciureus subsp. macrodon Elliot 1907

Distribution: N Brazil north of the Amazon-Jurua system, and south of the Amazon east of the Rio Xingu or the Rio Iriri; Marajo Isl (Brazil), Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia, E Ecuador, NE Peru.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Least Concern.

Discussion: S. sciureus species group.