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title: "Grijsgroen doodshoofdaapje"
description: "Saimiri sciureus — Zoogdieren. The Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a species of squirrel monkey from Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-squirrel-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grijsgroen doodshoofdaapje

> Saimiri sciureus — Zoogdieren. The Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a species of squirrel monkey from Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Saimiri sciureus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1294
- Wikidata: [Q476930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q476930)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43428](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43428)

## Names

- en: Common Squirrel Monkey
- de: Guyana-Totenkopfaffe
- es: Mono ardilla
- fr: Saïmiri écureuil
- nl: Grijsgroen doodshoofdaapje
- pt: Macaco-de-cheiro
- pl: Sajmiri

## Countries with the most observations

GF (314), BR (247), SR (143), GY (23)

## Summary

The Guianan squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a species of squirrel monkey from Guiana, Venezuela and Brazil.  S. sciureus formerly applied to Humboldt's squirrel monkey and Collins' squirrel monkey, but genetic research in 2009 and 2015 revealed that these are distinct species.

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

## Photo

![Grijsgroen doodshoofdaapje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-squirrel-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154364570

## Machine access

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