Corsican Giant shrew
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| †Nesiotites corsicanus Bate, 1945 |
The Corsican Giant Shrew (Nesiotites corsicanus) is an extinct shrew from the island of Corsica.
It is only known from fossil remains from Teppa di Lupino, North Corsica. The reasons of the extinction for this poorly known species remained unknown. But it is assumed that competence with other shrews as well as introduced goats might have played a role. It died out possible 2500 years ago.
[edit] References
- ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 280. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
[edit] External links
Mammal Species of the World: Additional Data on Insular Mammals
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