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Black capped squirrel monkey

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Saimiri

Higher classification
  
Squirrel monkey

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cebidae

Scientific name
  
Saimiri boliviensis

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Squirrel monkey, Primate, Common squirrel monkey, Cebidae, Mammal

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The black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a South American squirrel monkey, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. This South American monkey can be found in numerous zoos (with over 80 zoos keeping them in Europe alone, the majority of them being of the Bolivian subspecies) around the world, including the Ellen Trout Zoo, London Zoo, Apenheul Primate Park, Copenhagen Zoo and Auckland Zoo.

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Subspecies

  • Bolivian squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis
  • Peruvian squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis
  • References

    Black-capped squirrel monkey Wikipedia