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Western Cuban Nesophontes

Nesophontes micrus

The western Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes micrus) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Nesophontidae. It was found on Cuba and Hispaniola. It was recently discovered to include three previously thought species: N. submicrus, N. longirostris, and N. superstes.

Western Cuban Nesophontes
Photo: Michael Buckley, Virginia L Harvey, Johanset Orihuela, Alexis M Mychajliw, Joseph N Keating, Juan N Almonte Milan, Craig Lawless, Andrew T Chamberlain, Victoria M Egerton, Phillip L Manning · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The western Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes micrus) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Nesophontidae. It was found on Cuba and Hispaniola. It was recently discovered to include three previously thought species: N. submicrus, N. longirostris, and N. superstes.

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Western Cuban nesophontes Wikipedia

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