Least ConcernColombian White-throated Capuchin
Cebus capucinus
One of the 18 monkeys on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Cebidae
Saimiri sciureus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It lives in large social groups in the lowland rainforest of the Amazon basin, moving through the middle levels of the forest.
Weight
650 g – 1.3 kg
Size
23 cm – 33 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
Sources consulted: PMC (ovarian aging study) · Dimensions.com · Bright's Zoo · Animal Diversity Web · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · New World Encyclopedia · Monkey Sanctuary · PMC (lymphocyte characterization study)
Best time: All year round, by day, in Amazonia and the Guianas; it moves in large, noisy troops through the understorey and midstorey.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 12.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Guianan Squirrel Monkey — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about guianan squirrel monkey.
