Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey
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Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri macrodon

Insufficient data
overall probability at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
3 Verified records at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Ecuadorian squirrel monkey (Saimiri cassiquiarensis macrodon) is a type of squirrel monkey. It had been considered a subspecies of the Guianan squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, but was elevated to a full species, S. macrodon, based on a 2009 study by Carretero-Pinzón, et al. Based on subsequent genetic research by Jessica Lynch Alfaro, et al it was again reclassified as a subspecies of Humboldt's squirrel monkey. The Ecuadorian squirrel monkey lives in the western Brazilian Amazon, as well as southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern and eastern Peru. It lives in humid tropical and subtropical forest, preferring dense forest but able to live in secondary forest and disturbed forest as well. It can live at elevations up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft), but where it has been studied in Ecuador it prefers elevations under 500 m (1,600 ft). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey
LC

Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Saimiri cassiquiarensis

30–40% · Possible
Brown Capuchin
Endemic

Brown Capuchin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sapajus apella

Insufficient data
White-throated Capuchin
VU Endemic

White-throated Capuchin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cebus capucinus

Insufficient data
Common Woolly Monkey
VU

Common Woolly Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagothrix lagothricha

40–50% · Likely
Colombian Red Howler Monkey
LC

Colombian Red Howler Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alouatta seniculus

30–40% · Possible
Mottled-face Tamarin

Mottled-face Tamarin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Saguinus inustus

20–30% · Possible
Black Titi
LC

Black Titi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cheracebus lugens

20–30% · Possible
Long-haired Spider Monkey
EN

Long-haired Spider Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ateles belzebuth

10–20% · With luck
Ornate Titi
Endemic

Ornate Titi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Plecturocebus ornatus

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
LC

Golden-backed Black Uakari

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cacajao melanocephalus

Insufficient data
Noisy Night Monkey
LC

Noisy Night Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aotus vociferans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey at Sierra de la Macarena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
60–70%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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