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]

Solenodon[1]
Temporal range: Pleistocene–Recent
Hispaniolan solenodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

Species

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Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Status
  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

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Cuban solenodon - Atopogale cubana, formerly Solenodon cubanus

References

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  1. ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ "Solenodon". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-07-21.