Xenothrix (SciiFii)

The Jamaican monkey (Xenothrix mcgregori) is a species of New World monkey that live in Jamaica and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the Caribbean Islands to help boost biodiversity. It has a unique combination of features for a New World monkey, a reduced number of teeth in its jaws, with enlarged molars, and oddly-shaped heavily-built leg bones that resemble those of slow quadrupedal climbers like lorises. It is a medium-sized monkey, growing to be about 2.2 feet (70 cm) long, including the tail, and lives a lot like a tree sloth, spending most of its time moving slowly around in the trees and even feeding while hanging upside down. Its anatomy is so ununsual that its evolutionary relationships were a mystery until its DNA is sequenced by the scientists, who confirmed that the closest living relative of the Jamaican monkey is actually a titi monkey of the genus Cheracebus.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii