Red-backed squirrel monkey  (Saimiri oerstedii)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (05/06/2006) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Agouti: The alternation of light and dark bands of color in the fur of various animals, producing a grizzled appearance.
  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Omnivorous: organisms that feed on both plants and animals.
  • Prehensile: capable of grasping.
  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Redlist 2003 (February, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2006) Pers. comm.
  3. CITES (February, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Animal Diversity Web (February, 2004)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Saimiri_oerstedii.html
  6. Sierra, C., Jiménez, I., Altrichter, M., Fernández, M., Gómaz, G., González, J., Hernández, H., Herrera, H., Jiménez, B., López-Arévalo, H., Millán, J., Mora, G. and Tabilo, E. (2003) New data on the distribution and abundance of Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus. Primate Conservation, 19: 5 - 9.
  7. Walker’s Mammals of the World (February, 2004)
    http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/primates/primates.cebidae.html
  8. Reid, F. (1997) A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  9. Baldwin, J. (1972) The ecology and behavior of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri oerstedii) in a Natural Forest in Western Panama. Folia Primatologica, 18: 161 - 184.
  10. The Squirrel Monkey Breeding and Research Resource (SMBRR) (February, 2004)
    http://www.southalabama.edu/smbrr/saimiri.htm
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