Nesophontes micrus

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 micrus

Species Authority

G.M. Allen, 1917

Common Name/s:

English

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Western Cuban 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:
This species is listed as Extinct because it is known only from recent fossil deposits.

History:

1996	–	Extinct (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Extinct (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was endemic to Cuba, including the Isle of Pines.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Cuba

Population [top]

Population:	The species is known only from skulls and skeletal material found in owl pellets. Recent carbon dates from fossil material, suggest that they persisted until the modern era and their extinction followed the arrival of European settlers.

Population:

The species is known only from skulls and skeletal material found in owl pellets. Recent carbon dates from fossil material, suggest 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 likely cause of the extinction of this species. Remains of this species have been found together with those of Rattus spp. and Mus spp. which were introduced to the island by European ships. The burning of forests for cultivation purposes is also considered to have pushed these species to extinction.

Major Threat(s):

Introduced rats are the most likely cause of the extinction of this species. Remains of this species have been found together with those of Rattus spp. and Mus spp. which were introduced to the island by European ships. The burning of forests for cultivation purposes is also considered to have pushed these species to extinction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Not applicable.

Conservation Actions:

Not applicable.

Citation:	Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. 2008. Nesophontes micrus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2008.
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