| English Name: Common Squirrel Monkey |
Spanish Name: Mono Ardilla
Size: 10-14 inches (26-36 cm). 14-17 inches (35-42.5 cm). Weight: 19-44 ounces.
Life span: Life span is 15 to 21 years.
For more information:
- Report by Alyssa N
- Report by Chris C.
- Report by Michelle D.
- Revised by Kiara B.
Their diet consists of insects, fruits, frogs, snails, spiders, and small birds.
Predators:
Their predators are humans and birds.
Adaptations:
Squirrel
monkeys move through the trees by leaping. They have thighs that are shorter
relative to their lower legs; this allows more jumping force. They also having
a long tail which allows them to hold onto tree branches, for extra support.
Habitats:
Their habitat consists
of dense vegetation which provide good cover from birds of prey. Also,
rainforests, savannah, mangroves, or marshlands.
Interesting
Facts:
Can move almost silently through the upper canopy. They make large sounds
to alarm themselves and others when a predator is coming. They are in groups
from 20 to 100, with male and female monkeys. 24% of Golden Backed Squirrel
Monkeys are positive with Malaria. These peaceful monkeys are often
taking out of their environment and transported to zoos or labs for medical
research.
Bibliography:
1. MacDonald, David. 1987. Encyclopedia of
Mammals. Equinox, Oxford.
2. Novak, Ronald and Paradiso, John. 1983. Walker's Mammals of the World,
4th Ed, Vol. I, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.
3. Docent infomation sheets.
EC:7/93
AC: added info on 10/14/04
4.Web pages: www.szgdocent.org/pp/p-sqirel.htm
www.planetark.org/envpicstory.cfm/ newsid/18907 http://www.xmission.com/~hoglezoo/mammals/smonkey.htm
http://members.tripod.com/uakari/saimiri_sciureus.html
