Biology:Solenodon (genus)

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Short description: Genus of mammals

Solenodon[1]
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Recent
Hispaniolan Solenodon crop.jpg
Hispaniolan solenodon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Solenodontidae
Genus: Solenodon
Brandt, 1833
Type species
Solenodon paradoxus
Brandt, 1833
Species

Solenodon paradoxus
Solenodon arredondoi
Solenodon marcanoi

Solenodon is a genus of small, shrew-like mammals native to the Caribbean. It is one of two genera in the solenodon family, Solenodontidae. The genus Solenodon includes three species, only one of which is still living—the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus). This classification follows the American Society of Mammalogists.[2]

Species

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Status
Hispaniola solenodon.jpg S. paradoxus Hispaniolan solenodon Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) LC
S. arredondoi Giant solenodon western Cuba; extinct EX
S. marcanoi Marcano's solenodon Dominican Republic; extinct EX

See also

Cuban solenodon - Atopogale cubana, formerly Solenodon cubanus

References


Wikidata ☰ Q266725 entry