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title: "Chichilo"
description: "Saimiri boliviensis — Mamíferos. El mono ardilla boliviano (Saimiri boliviensis) es un primate de la familia Cebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/black-capped-squirrel-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chichilo

> Saimiri boliviensis — Mamíferos. El mono ardilla boliviano (Saimiri boliviensis) es un primate de la familia Cebidae.

- Scientific name: *Saimiri boliviensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 1572
- Wikidata: [Q834329](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834329)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43426](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43426)

## Names

- en: Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
- de: Bolivianischer Totenkopfaffe
- es: Chichilo
- fr: Saïmiri de Bolivie
- nl: Boliviaans doodshoofdaapje

## Countries with the most observations

PE (816), BO (376), BR (112)

## Summary

El mono ardilla boliviano (Saimiri boliviensis) es un primate de la familia Cebidae.

Text: Wikipedia (es), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saimiri_boliviensis

## Photo

![Chichilo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-capped-squirrel-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124340827

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-capped-squirrel-monkey?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).