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Squirrel Monkey

2022-04-10 / 975 Read

Squirrel monkey breed introduction

Squirrel Monkey (Squirrel Monkey), because it looks a little like a monkey, it is called the squirrel monkey, it is a small New World monkey , belonging to the capuchin family, very cute and charming. Mainly in Colombia and Paraguay.

Squirrel monkeys are easy to tame and breed, and are gradually being pets the transformed animal. The body is slender, the tail is long, and the coat is mostly golden.

Literature Name: Squirrel Monkey

English Name: Squirrel Monkey

Binary Name: Saimiri sciureus

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Mammalia

Subclass : Eutheria

Order: Primates

Suborder : Prosimian

Family: Capuchinidae

Species: Squirrel monkey

Origin: From Colombia to Paraguay

Squirrel MonkeyCharacteristics

Squirrel MonkeyThe body length is 20-40 cm, but the tail is 42 cm long; the body weight is 750-1100 grams, but the brain accounts for a very high proportion of body weight, 1 :17, while humans generally only have 1:35. 

Squirrel monkeys are slender, with long tails, thick and soft fur, bright and colorful body colors, black muzzles and snouts, eye rims, ear margins, bridge of nose, cheeks, throat and The sides of the neck are white and the top of the head is grey to black. The back, forelegs, hands, and feet are red or yellow, and the belly is light gray. They have a pair of wide-set eyes, a pair of large ears, and their tails can be wrapped around branches, which are of great ornamental value.