Saimiri sciureus

Basic information
Scientific name	Saimiri sciureus	(No picture)
Common names	Common Squirrel Monkey
Higher taxon	Cebidae, Primates, Mammalia
Natural range	Northern part of S America (NE Peru - Venezuela - Surinam - Amazon Basin)
Habitat	Forest, mangrove

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Frequently recorded in Izu Peninsula, central Japan. Whether established or not is unknown.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Unknown.
Route	Imported as pets or zoo animals.
Impact	Potentially: predation on native insects, bird eggs, etc. This species is the natural host of Herpesvirus tamarinus, a deadly virus for other primates. Native organism(s) affected: Native insects, birds, primates, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Import for pet is prohibited due to infectious disease.
Introduced range in other countries	Established in Florida, USA.

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) Wilson & Reeder (eds.) (2005) Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (http://www.press.jhu.edu). etc.