Nesophontes 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 : 220

Nesophontes Anthony 1916

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

Type Species: Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916

Species and subspecies: 9 species:

Species Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916

Species Nesophontes hypomicrus Miller 1929

Species Nesophontes longirostris Anthony 1919

Species Nesophontes major Arredondo 1970

Species Nesophontes micrus G. M. Allen 1917

Species Nesophontes paramicrus Miller 1929

Species Nesophontes submicrus Arredondo 1970

Species Nesophontes superstes Fischer 1977

Species Nesophontes zamicrus Miller 1929

Discussion: All species of Nesophontes appear to have survived the late Pleistocene extinction, at least five species are known to have existed into post-Columbian times. Morgan and Woods (1986) concluded that several species survived until the early part of the 18th century, and Fischer (1977) suggested an even more recent survival. However, recent attempts to locate living representatives in the Dominican Republic were unsuccessful ( MacPhee et al., 1999). Includes undescribed species from the Cayman Isls which were found in post-Columbian deposits ( Morgan, 1994, 1996; Morgan and Woods, 1986; Varona, 1974).