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Saguinus oedipus Linnaeus, 1758

Mono cabeza de algodón, Squirrel Monkey

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Mammalia

Order
Primates

Family
Cebidae

Genus
Saguinus

Species
oedipus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Status

Critically endangered

Introduction

Year of first record: 2006

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Pet/aquarium/terrarium species

Introduced status: Intercepted

Distribution

Distribution: Intercepted on San Cristobal Island.

References

  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Carrión, V., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P. & Milstead, B. (2007) Status of introduced vertebrates in Galapagos. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 136–141.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Saguinus oedipus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5246. Accessed 1 November 2026.