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List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico

This is a list of the endemic fauna of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by the scientific name of the species.

Birds

Crustaceans

Insects

Myriapoda

Reptiles/amphibians

Spiders

This is a list of all spiders endemic to Puerto Rico, according to Platnick.

* Anyphaena decora
* Wulfila coamoanus
* Wulfila inconspicuus
* Wulfila isolatus
* Wulfila macropalpus
* Wulfila tropicus
* Araneus adjuntaensis
* Lewisepeira maricao
* Metazygia silvestris
* Clubiona desecheonis
* Elaver portoricensis
* Abapeba guanicae
* Abapeba wheeleri
* Corinna javuyae
* Phrurolithus insularis
* Phrurolithus portoricensis
* Trachelas borinquensis
* Celaetycheus modestus
* Celaetycheus strenuus
* Oligoctenus ottleyi
* Trujillina isolata
* Masteria petrunkevitchi
* Camillina desecheonis
* Neozimiris nuda
* Hahnia naguaboi
* Amblyomma arianae
* Lepthyphantes microserratus
* Agalenocosa yaucensis
* Mimetus portoricensis
* Oonops delegenus
* Oonops ebenecus
* Oonops viridans
* Stenoonops econotus
* Stenoonops phonetus
* Stenoonops portoricensis
* Modisimus cavaticus
* Modisimus coeruleolineatus
* Modisimus montanus
* Modisimus montanus dentatus
* Modisimus sexoculatus
* Modisimus signatus
* Agobardus blandus
* Corythalia gloriae
* Corythalia tristriata
* Emathis luteopunctata
* Emathis minuta
* Emathis portoricensis
* Emathis tetuani
* Eris illustris
* Habronattus ensenadae
* Habronattus facetus
* Hentzia squamata
* Jollas minutus
* Neonella mayaguez
* Sidusa mona
* Siloca monae
* Scytodes dissimulans
* Olios bicolor
* Olios darlingtoni
* Pseudosparianthis jayuyae
* Stasina portoricensis
* Chrysometa hamata
* Chrysometa jayuyensis
* Chrysometa yunque
* Glenognatha gloriae
* Tetragnatha bryantae
* Avicularia laeta
* Cyrtopholis culebrae
* Cyrtopholis portoricae
* Holothele culebrae
* Dipoena puertoricensis
* Styposis lutea
* Theridion ricense
* Baalzebub albonotatus
* Ogulnius gloriae
* Misumenops bubulcus
* Rejanellus mutchleri
* Tmarus vertumus
* Miagrammopes animotus

Extinct animals

  • Greater Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus major) - The greater Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
  • Lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus) - The lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
  • Puerto Rican caracara (Caracara latebrosus)
  • Puerto Rican plate-tooth (Elasmodontomys obliquus) - The Puerto Rican plate-tooth, giant hutia or Puerto Rican paca became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
  • Greater Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys antillensis)
  • Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans)
  • Puerto Rican nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) - The Puerto Rican nesophontes became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
  • Corozal rat (Puertoricomys corozalus)
  • Puerto Rican parakeet, Mauge's parakeet (Psittacara chloroptera maugei syn. Psittacara maugei)
  • Puerto Rican barn owl (Tyto cavatica)

See also

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