Nesophontes edithae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	EULIPOTYPHLA	NESOPHONTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Nesophontes edithae

Species Authority:

Anthony, 1916

Common Name/s:

English

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Edith's Island-shrew, Edith's Nesophont, Puerto Rican Nesophontes

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Turvey, S. & Helgen, K.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Chanson, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Extinct, because this species is known to have survived across its range (based on radiocarbon dating) only until the time of European arrival (post 1500), but has not been recorded since.

History:

1996

–

Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Prior to its extinction this species occurred on Puerto Rico (including Vieques Island) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (on the islands of St Johns and St Thomas).
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico (main island)); Virgin Islands, U.S.

Population [top]

Population:	This species most likely became extinct sometime around the 16th century, it is known to have survived across its range (based on radiocarbon dating) until the time of European arrival (post 1500) (Turvey et al. 2007). According to Wilson and Reeder (2005), this species may have died out much earlier than 1500 AD. McFarlane (1999) reported a date of 5410 +/- 80 yrs B.P.

Population:

This species most likely became extinct sometime around the 16th century, it is known to have survived across its range (based on radiocarbon dating) until the time of European arrival (post 1500) (Turvey et al. 2007).

According to Wilson and Reeder (2005), this species may have died out much earlier than 1500 AD. McFarlane (1999) reported a date of 5410 +/- 80 yrs B.P.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It was a nocturnal and Insectivorous mammal. It was the largest species of Nesophontes because it evolved on an island where there where no large Solenodon competitors.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Introduced rats are the most likely reason for the species' extinction.

Major Threat(s):

Introduced rats are the most likely reason for the species' extinction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Not applicable.

Conservation Actions:

Not applicable.

Citation:	Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Nesophontes edithae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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