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Nesophontes micrus G. M. Allen 1917
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Nesophontes micrus G. M. Allen 1917
Nesophontes micrus G. M. Allen 1917, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 61: 5.
Type Locality: Cuba, Matanzas, Sierra de Hato Neuvo.
Vernacular Names: Western Cuban Nesophontes.
Distribution: Cuba, Haití, and Pines Isl.
Conservation: IUCN – Extinct.
Discussion: Bones from two sites in Cuba dated from the 13th and 14th century (MacPhee et al., 1999). Remains of this species were found together with bones of Mus and Rattus.
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, pp. 220-311 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 221, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/BFF703DCC4E4C98D20FE0AB477F0FE06 (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/829054605CAEC5EC8DD550033A1022FF (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231545417 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- G. M. Allen
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Soricomorpha
- Family
- Nesophontidae
- Genus
- Nesophontes
- Species
- micrus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Nesophontes micrus Allen, 1917 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- MacPhee, R. D. E., C. Flemming, and D. P. Lunde. 1999. " Last occurrence " of the Antillean insectivoran Nesophontes: New radiometric dates and their interpretation. American Museum Novitates, 3261: 1 - 20.