Corsican Giant Shrew
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The Corsican Giant Shrew (Nesiotites corsicanus) is an extinct shrew
from the island of Corsica
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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 introduced goats might have played a role. It died out sometime between 2.5 and 6 thousand years ago.
Shrew
A shrew or shrew mouse is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha. True shrews are also not to be confused with West Indies shrews, treeshrews, otter shrews, or elephant shrews, which belong to different families or orders.Although its external appearance is generally that of...
from the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
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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 introduced goats might have played a role. It died out sometime between 2.5 and 6 thousand years ago.