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title: "Collins' Squirrel Monkey"
description: "Saimiri collinsi — Mammifères. Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/collins-squirrel-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Collins' Squirrel Monkey

> Saimiri collinsi — Mammifères. Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Saimiri collinsi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 261
- Wikidata: [Q18650090](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18650090)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1368523](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1368523)

## Names

- en: Collins' Squirrel Monkey
- de: Collins-Totenkopfaffe
- es: Mono ardilla de Colins

## Countries with the most observations

BR (237)

## Summary

Collins' squirrel monkey (Saimiri collinsii) is a species of squirrel monkey endemic to Brazil. It had been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey (S. sciureus) until a genetic study by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. elevated it to species status.
Male Collins' squirrel monkeys have a head and body length of about  38 cm (15 in) with a 37.6 cm (14.8 in) tail.  Females have a head and body length of about  27 cm (11 in) with a 41.3 cm (16.3 in) tail.  Collins' squirrel monkeys eat palm fruits, legumes, insects, bird eggs and occasionally lizards.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins%27_squirrel_monkey

## Photo

![Collins' Squirrel Monkey](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collins-squirrel-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244679146

## Machine access

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