Nesophontes micrus G. M. Allen, 1917:5
Western Cuban nesophontes, West Cuban nesophont, West Cuban island shrew
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Nesophontes superstes Fischer, 1977; Nesophontes submicrus Arredondo, 1970; Nesophontes longirostris Anthony, 1919; Nesophontes paramicrus Miller, 1929; Nesophontes major Arredondo, 1970
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1650 (Fisher & Blomberg, 2012)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Cuba (including Isle of Pines) and Hispaniola
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Allen, Glover Morrill. (1917). New fossil mammals of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 61: 3-12.
Other references:
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Anthony, H. E. (1919). Mammals collected in eastern Cuba in 1917. With descriptions of two new species. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural History 41: 625-643.
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