St. Michel nesophontes
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Extinct species of mammal endemic to Hispaniola
| St. Michel nesophontes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | †Nesophontidae |
| Genus: | †Nesophontes |
| Species: | †N. paramicrus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Nesophontes paramicrus Miller, 1929
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The St. Michel nesophontes (Nesophontes paramicrus) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Nesophontidae.[2] It was endemic to Hispaniola (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
Taxonomy
[edit ]A phylogenetic study in 2016, based on DNA extracted and carbon-dated from a specimen about 750 years old, suggests their nearest relatives are the solenodons, although the two groups diverged more than 40 million years ago.[3]
History
[edit ]The type specimen was collected in Cueva de Bosque Humido, Los Haitises National Park, Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic.
References
[edit ]- ^ Turvey, S.T.; Helgen, K. (2017). "Nesophontes paramicrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T14674A22281668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T14674A22281668.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brace, Selina; Thomas, Jessica A.; Dalén, Love; Burger, Joachim; MacPhee, Ross D.E.; Barnes, Ian & Turvey, Samuel T. (13 September 2016). "Evolutionary history of the Nesophontidae, the last unplaced Recent mammal family" (PDF). Molecular Biology and Evolution (Epub ahead of print). 33 (12): 3095–3103. doi:10.1093/molbev/msw186 . PMID 27624716.
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- IUCN Red List extinct species
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- Holocene extinctions
- Mammals of Hispaniola
- Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic
- Mammals of the Dominican Republic
- Mammals of Haiti
- Mammals of the Caribbean
- Extinct animals of Haiti
- Mammals described in 1929
- Mammal extinctions since 1500
- Eulipotyphla stubs