Greater_Cuban_nesophontes

Greater Cuban nesophontes

Greater Cuban nesophontes

Extinct species of mammal

The greater Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes major) is an extinct species of eulipotyphlan that was native to Cuba.[2] It is thought that the introduction of rats lead to its demise.

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References

  1. [1]
    Turvey, S.T.; Helgen, K. (2017). "Nesophontes major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136381A22281785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T136381A22281785.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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