Red-backed Squirrel Monkey, Costa Rica - Fotografia de stock

Red-backed Squirrel Monkey walking on tree in Costa Rica. The Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a squirrel monkey species from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama. It is a small monkey with an orange back and a distinctive white and black facial mask. The squirrel monkey is arboreal and diurnal, and most often moves through the trees on four legs (quadrupedal locomotion). It lives in groups containing several adult males, adult females and juveniles.