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Greater Cuban nesophontes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Eulipotyphla

Genus
  
Nesophontes

Higher classification
  
Nesophontes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Nesophontidae

Scientific name
  
Nesophontes major

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Puerto Rican nesophontes, Nesophontes, Mammal, Oriente cave rat, Torre's cave rat

The greater Cuban nesophontes (Nesophontes major) is an extinct species of soricomorph that was native to Cuba. It is thought that the introduction of rats lead to its demise.

References

Greater Cuban nesophontes Wikipedia