Bare-eared squirrel monkey  (Saimiri ustus)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – Bare-eared squirrel monkey

Also known as: golden-backed squirrel monkey
  
Spanish: Macaco-de-cheiro
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCebidae
GenusSaimiri (1)

Status – Bare-eared squirrel monkey

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

Description – Bare-eared squirrel monkey

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (November, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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Bare-eared squirrel monkey climbing
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