Nesophontidae - West Indies shrews

There were at least 6 and maybe as many as 12 species of large shrew-like mammals in this family. They are all extinct. They were found in Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Cayman Islands, and the Dominican Republic.

Scientist think that the arrival of rats with Spanish explorers in the 1500s may have lead to their eventual extinction. Everything we know about these shrews has been learned from fossils.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
None		Puerto Rican Nesophontes - Nesophontes edithae Atalaye Nesophontes - Nesophontes hypomicrus Nesophontes major Western Cuban Nesophontes - Nesophontes micrus St. Michel Nesophontes - Nesophontes paramicrus Haitian Nesophontes - Nesophontes zamicrus

Other Species Around the World
Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America South America NH
Puerto Rican Nesophontes - Nesophontes edithae Atalaye Nesophontes - Nesophontes hypomicrus Nesophontes major		Western Cuban Nesophontes - Nesophontes micrus St. Michel Nesophontes - Nesophontes paramicrus Haitian Nesophontes - Nesophontes zamicrus