Greater Cuban nesophontes
| Greater Cuban nesophontes | |
|---|---|
| Jaw of a male N. major | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | †Nesophontidae |
| Genus: | †Nesophontes |
| Species: | †N. major |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nesophontes major Arredondo, 1970 | |
The greater Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes major) is an extinct species of eulipotyphlan that was native to Cuba. It is thought that the introduction of rats lead to its demise.