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Central American Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri oerstedii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 135, February 160, March 183, April 99, May 73, June 100, July 100, August 81, September 53, October 42, November 72, December 94.
Costa Rica1,192
Provincia Puntarenas1,025
Provincia San José149
Panama30
Provincia de Chiriquí30
Provincia Cartago14
Provincia Limón2
Provincia Heredia1
Provincia Alajuela1

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderPrimates · Primates
FamilyCebid Monkeys · Cebidae
GenusSquirrel Monkeys · Saimiri

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