Western Cuban nesophontes
| Western Cuban nesophontes | |
|---|---|
| Jaw of a male N. micrus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | †Nesophontidae |
| Genus: | †Nesophontes |
| Species: | †N. micrus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nesophontes micrus G.M. Allen, 1917 | |
| Synonyms | |
The western Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes micrus) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Nesophontidae. It was found on Cuba and Hispaniola. It was recently discovered to include three previously thought species: N. submicrus, N. longirostris, and N. superstes.