Nesophontes major

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	NESOPHONTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Nesophontes major
Species Authority:	Arredondo, 1970

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Justification: This species is listed as Extinct because it is known only from recent fossil deposits.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was endemic to Cuba.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Cuba
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:

This species is known from recent fossil deposits suggesting that they persisted until the modern era and their extinction followed the arrival of European settlers.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	An insectivorous species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Introduced rats are the most probable reason for the extinction of this species. Fossil deposits of this species have been found with rat fossils.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Not applicable.

Bibliography [top]

Wilson, D. E. and Reeder, D. M. 2005. Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.