A squirrel monkey (saimiri) one of the primary forests of the Amazon rainforest. A few decades ago the squirrel monkey was widespread in the lowlands of the Pacific coast, but debibo to deforestation and the capture of specimens for sale as pets today can only be found on the Osa Peninsula, in the Manuel Antonio National Park in Quepos and patches of forest near the area. The squirrel monkey is part of the Costa Rican species in danger of extinction.