Nesiotites
Encyclopedia
Nesiotites is an extinct genus
in the shrew subfamily Soricinae.
* Not listed in the current edition of Mammal Species of the World, but is listed in a supplement to the previous edition.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the shrew subfamily Soricinae.
Species
- Genus Nesiotites
- Balearic ShrewBalearic ShrewThe Balearic Shrew is an extinct species of shrew from Majorca and Minorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain....
(†N. hidalgo) - Corsican Giant ShrewCorsican Giant ShrewThe Corsican Giant Shrew is an extinct shrew from the island of Corsica.It is only known from fossil remains from "Teppa di Lupino" in "North Corsica". The reasons for the extinction for this poorly known species remained unknown, but it is assumed that competition with other shrews as well as...
(†N. corsicanus)* - Sardinian ShrewSardinian ShrewThe Sardinian Shrew s an extinct species of shrew from Europe ....
(†N. similis)
- Balearic Shrew