Puerto Rican Nesophontes

Puerto Rican Nesophontes^[1]

Extinct (early 16th century)^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Soricomorpha
Family:	Nesophontidae
Genus:	Nesophontes
Species:	N. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The order Soricomorpha ("shrew-form" is a biological Clade within the class of Mammals In previous years it formed a significant The members of the genus Nesophontes, sometimes called West Indies shrews, were members of the extinct family of mammals Nesophontidae in The members of the genus Nesophontes, sometimes called West Indies shrews, were members of the extinct family of mammals Nesophontidae in edithae

Binomial name

Nesophontes edithae
Anthony, 1916

The Puerto Rican Nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae), or Puerto Rican Shrew, is an extinct soricomorph endemic to the island of Puerto Rico. The members of the genus Nesophontes, sometimes called West Indies shrews, were members of the extinct family of mammals Nesophontidae in In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. The order Soricomorpha ("shrew-form" is a biological Clade within the class of Mammals In previous years it formed a significant Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}}

It is believed that the animal was never observed by Europeans. Contemporary fossils with indigenous artifacts and introduced rat fossils indicate survival into the colonial era, possibly until the 16th century. FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. The shrew lived on the 4' island montane forest/brush endemic to western Puerto Rico and was an insectivore. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} An insectivore is a type of carnivore with a diet that consists chiefly of Insects and similar small creatures There are fossil specimens located in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It disappeared after introduction of rats and due to the destruction of its forest habitat.

References

^ ^a ^b Hutterer, Rainer (2005-11-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published in Wilson, D. E. , and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 221. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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