Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. Saimiri is the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin and was also used as an English name by early researchers.
Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkey in Yacuma Park, Bolivia
Miss Baker, an 'astronaut' squirrel monkey, rode into space as part of the United States space program, and returned safely.
Sexual dimorphism in squirrel monkeys: larger adult male. Spotted in Piedras Blancas National Park, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Ceboidea, the only extant superfamily in the parvorder Platyrrhini.
New World monkey
Remojadas-style ceramic sculpture of a monkey at the Amparo Museum