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Distributionandhabitat—Theblack-cappedsquirrelmonkey(Saimiriboliviensis)isaspeciesofNew-​WorldmonkeynativetotheupperAmazonbasin ...

Species of New World monkey

The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru.[3][4] They weigh between 365 and 1135 grams and measure, from the head to the base of the tail, between 225 and 370mm.[5] Black-capped squirrel monkeys are primarily tree-dwelling and are found in both native and plantation forests as well as some farmed areas near running water.[4] Their diet is omnivorous and mostly consists of flowers, fruit, leaves, nuts, seeds, insects, arachnids, eggs and small vertebrates.[6] They mostly live in female-dominated troops of around 40 to 75 monkeys, with males having been observed to disperse to live in all-male troops after reaching sexual maturation.[7] Their current conservation status according to the IUCN is Least Concern.[8] The species belongs to the genus Saim...