---
title: "Geel doodshoofdaapje"
description: "Saimiri oerstedii — Zoogdieren. The Central American squirrel monkey, also known as the red-backed squirrel monkey, is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/central-american-squirrel-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geel doodshoofdaapje

> Saimiri oerstedii — Zoogdieren. The Central American squirrel monkey, also known as the red-backed squirrel monkey, is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama.

- Scientific name: *Saimiri oerstedii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 3450
- Wikidata: [Q1150922](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1150922)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43425](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43425)

## Names

- en: Central American Squirrel Monkey
- de: Mittelamerikanischer Totenkopfaffe
- es: Mono ardilla
- fr: Saïmiri à dos rouge
- nl: Geel doodshoofdaapje

## Countries with the most observations

CR (3124), PA (88), NI (4)

## Summary

The Central American squirrel monkey, also known as the red-backed squirrel monkey, is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama. It is restricted to the northwestern tip of Panama near the border with Costa Rica, and the central and southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, primarily in Manuel Antonio and Corcovado National Parks.

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

## Photo

![Geel doodshoofdaapje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-squirrel-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68620474

## Machine access

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