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Hispaniola monkey
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<p>The Hispaniola monkey (<i>Antillothrix bernensis</i>) is an extinct <a href="/facts/Primate/Hl8RNE2X">primate</a> that was <a href="/facts/Endemic/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> on the island of <a href="/facts/Hispaniola/fPKbRTcD">Hispaniola</a>, in the present-day <a href="/facts/Dominican_Republic/u36V3Nsb">Dominican Republic</a>. 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 <a href="/facts/Hispaniola/fPKbRTcD">settlement of Hispaniola by Europeans</a> after 1492. </p>