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Cayo Santiago, also known as Santiago Island, Isla de los monos (or Island of the monkeys), is located at , 0.59 mi (0.95 km) 0.6 mi (1.0 km) to the east of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is known as the home to approximately 1800 rhesus macaque monkeys, who have been observed and studied by scientists since 1938.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Puerto Rico. These are the mammal species in Puerto Rico, of which one is critically endangered, none are endangered, two are vulnerable, and none are near threatened. Two of the species listed for Puerto Rico are considered to be extinct. [1]
Artistic representation of the extinct Puerto Rican shrew. The richness of mammals in Puerto Rico, like many other islands, is low relative to mainland regions. The present-day native terrestrial mammal fauna of Puerto Rico is composed of only 13 species, all of which are bats. 18 marine mammals, including manatees, dolphins and whales, occur in Puerto Rican waters. [13]
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This is a list of the amphibians of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays. This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the ...
Of the three monkey species to have had any lasting presence in Florida, the other two being African vervet monkeys and South American squirrel monkeys, the Rhesus macaques have endured the longest and are the only ones to show continual population growth. The species' adaptable nature, generalized diet, and larger size as to reduce the chance ...
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