Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 221

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scientific name	Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916
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Treatment

Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916 , Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 35: 725.

Type Locality: Puerto Rico, Cueva Cathedral, near Morovis.

Vernacular Names: Puerto Rican Nesophontes.

Distribution: Puerto Rico, Vieques, Vieques, St. Johns, St. Thomas.

Conservation: Extinct.

Discussion: Size variation documented by McFarlane (1999 a). This species may have died out much earlier than 1500 AD. McFarlane (1999 b) reported a date of 5410 +/- 80 yrs B.P.