Saimiri vanzolinii

J. M. Ayres, 1985

Black-headed Squirrel Monkey

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Cebidae
Subfamily : Saimiriinae
Genus : Saimiri

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ayres, J.M. 1985-11-08. On a new species of squirrel monkey, genus Saimiri, from Brazilian Amazonia (Primates, Cebidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 36(14):147-164.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.11606/0031-1049.1983.36.p147-164

Original name as described

Saimiri vanzolinii

Other common names

Black Squirrel Monkey · Vanzolini's Squirrel Monkey

Type material

MZUSP 15474

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

left (north) bank of Lago Mamirauá, at the mouth of the Rio Japurá, Amazonas, Brazil (2° 59' S, 64° 55' W).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000857

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Names and synonyms

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Saimiri vanzolinii

J. M. Ayres, 1985

Family

Cebidae

Root name

vanzolinii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MZUSP 15474

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

148

Authority publication

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19839/17940474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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