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Nesophontes
Nesophontes, sometimes called West Indies shrews, is the sole genus of the extinct, monotypic mammal family Nesophontidae in the order Eulipotyphla. These animals were small insectivores, about 5 to 15 cm long, with a long, slender snout, head and long tail. They were endemic to the Greater Antilles (except Jamaica), Cuba, Hispaniola (now the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands.
==Extinction==
Although reliable estimates are unavailable, these animals are confirmed to have survived the Pleistocene extinction, since remains h
Puerto Rican Nesophontes
extinct species of mammal
Western Cuban Nesophontes
species of mammal
St. Michel Nesophontes
species of mammal
Atalaye nesophontes
species of mammal
Haitian nesophontes
species of mammal
Greater Cuban nesophontes
species of mammal