Greater Cuban nesophontes
| Greater Cuban Nesophontes | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Nesophontidae |
| Genus: | Nesophontes |
| Species: | N. major |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesophontes major Arredondo, 1970 | |
The greater Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes major) is an extinct species of soricomorph that was native to Cuba.[2] It is thought that the introduction of rats lead to its demise.
References
- ↑ Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. (2008). Nesophontes major. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.