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SPECIES Nesophontes hypomicrus
Author: | Miller, 1929. | Citation: | Smithson. Misc. Coll., 81: 4. | Common Name: | Atalaya Nesophontes | Type Locality: | Haití, 4 mi. (6.4 km) east of St. Michel, cave near the Atalaya plantation. | Distribution: | Haití and Gonave Isl. | Status: | IUCN – Extinct. | Comments: | Bones sometimes found associated with Rattus bones. Remains of N. hypomicrus and N. zamicrus collected in a cave in Dominican Republic dated from the 13th century (MacPhee et al., 1999). |
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