It is hard to guess what a Black squirrel monkey weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Black squirrel monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii) on average weights 784 grams (1.73 lbs).
The Black squirrel monkey is from the family Cebidae (genus: Saimiri). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 30.9 cm (1′ 1″). Usually, Black squirrel monkeys have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The black squirrel monkey (Saimiri vanzolinii), also known as the blackish squirrel monkey or black-headed squirrel monkey, is a small New World primate, endemic to the central Amazon in Brazil. It largely resembles the female of the far more common Bolivian squirrel monkey, though the latter lacks the black central back.This squirrel monkey has one of the most restricted geographical distributions for a primate, living in várzea forest in the confluence of the Japura and Solimões rivers. Its entire range is within the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve. It resides in the reserve with two other Saimiri species. It is a social primate that travels with other black squirrel monkeys in large troops within its habitat. Its small size makes it an easy target for its predators; however, it may resist predators when it travels in large troops.Its species overall has positive effects on the economy.
Animals of the same family as a Black squirrel monkey
We found other animals of the Cebidae family:
- Colombian white-faced capuchin bringing 3.01 kilos (6.64 lbs) to the scale
- Black howler bringing 5.58 kilos (12.3 lbs) to the scale
- Hershkovitz’s titi with a weight of 992 grams
- Golden-backed uakari bringing 3.13 kilos (6.9 lbs) to the scale
- Kaapori capuchin bringing 3 kilos (6.61 lbs) to the scale
- Peruvian spider monkey bringing 7.09 kilos (15.63 lbs) to the scale
- Brown howler bringing 5.19 kilos (11.44 lbs) to the scale
- Bald uakari bringing 3.42 kilos (7.54 lbs) to the scale
- Wedge-capped capuchin bringing 2.79 kilos (6.15 lbs) to the scale
- Yellow-tailed woolly monkey bringing 8.27 kilos (18.23 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Black squirrel monkey
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Saimiri vanzolinii:
- Moonrat bringing 787 grams to the scale
- Cuban solenodon bringing 806 grams to the scale
- Brown-tailed mongoose bringing 711 grams to the scale
- American marten bringing 878 grams to the scale
- Guinea pig bringing 728 grams to the scale
- Common ringtail possum bringing 895 grams to the scale
- Guianan squirrel monkey bringing 750 grams to the scale
- Painted ringtail possum bringing 639 grams to the scale
- Western white-eared giant rat bringing 932 grams to the scale
- Swynnerton’s bush squirrel bringing 675 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Black squirrel monkey
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Black squirrel monkey: