Hispaniola monkey
Extinct species of monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hispaniola monkey (Antillothrix bernensis) is an extinct primate that was endemic on the island of Hispaniola, in the present-day Dominican Republic. The species is thought to have gone extinct around the 16th century. The exact timing and cause of the extinction are unclear, but it is likely related to the settlement of Hispaniola by Europeans after 1492.
Quick Facts Hispaniola monkey Temporal range: Quaternary, Conservation status ...
Hispaniola monkey Temporal range: Quaternary | |
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Extinct (early 1500s) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Pitheciidae |
Subfamily: | Pitheciinae |
Tribe: | †Xenotrichini |
Genus: | †Antillothrix MacPhee, Horovitz, Arredondo, & Jimenez Vasquez, 1995 |
Species: | †A. bernensis |
Binomial name | |
†Antillothrix bernensis Rímoli, 1977 | |
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