Black Squirrel Monkey
Encyclopedia
The black squirrel monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii), also known as the blackish squirrel monkey or black-headed squirrel monkey, is a small New World
primate
, endemic
to the central Amazon
in Brazil
. It largely resembles the female of the far commoner Bolivian Squirrel Monkey, though the latter lacks the black central back.
This squirrel monkey
has one of the most restricted geographical distributions
for a primate, living in várzea forest in the confluence of the Japura
and Solimoes
rivers. Its entire range is within the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve.
New World monkey
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...
primate
Primate
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment...
, endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to the central Amazon
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It largely resembles the female of the far commoner Bolivian Squirrel Monkey, though the latter lacks the black central back.
This squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey
The squirrel monkeys are the New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. They are the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae.Squirrel monkeys live in the tropical forests of Central and South America in the canopy layer. Most species have parapatric or allopatric ranges in the Amazon, while S...
has one of the most restricted geographical distributions
Range (biology)
In biology, the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area within which that species can be found. Within that range, dispersion is variation in local density.The term is often qualified:...
for a primate, living in várzea forest in the confluence of the Japura
Japurá River
The Japurá River or Caquetá River is a river about long rising as the Caquetá River in the Andes in the Southwest of Colombia. It flows southeast into Brazil, where it is called the Japurá. The Japurá enters the Amazon River through a network of channels...
and Solimoes
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
rivers. Its entire range is within the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve.
External links
- http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/servlet/InfoNatura?sourceTemplate=Ltabular_report.wmt&loadTemplate=Ldetail_report.wmt&selectedReport=&summaryView=Ltabular_report.wmt&elKey=641801&paging=home&save=true&startIndex=1&nextStartIndex=1&reset=false&offPageSelectedElKey=641803&offPageSelectedElType=species&offPageYesNo=true&selectedIndexes=641803&selectedIndexes=641800&selectedIndexes=105888&selectedIndexes=641802&selectedIndexes=641801Information about the geographical distribution of the Black Squirrel Monkey on Natureserve.com]