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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Genus: | Saimiri |
| Species: | S. collinsi
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| Saimiri collinsi (Osgood, 1916)
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| Collins' squirrel monkey range shown in red | |
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
edit- ^ Silva Júnior, J.S.; Ravetta, A.L.; Lynch Alfaro, J.W.; Valença-Montenegro, M.M. (2021). "Saimiri collinsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T70610928A192585417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T70610928A192585417.en. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Stone, Anita I.; et al. (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 307–308. ISBN 9781940496061.
- ^ Lynch Alfaro, J.W.; et al. (2015). "Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 82: 436–454. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.004. PMID 25305518.