- hiding.
Solenodons are also
noted for the
glands in
their inguinal and
groin areas that
secrete what is
described as a musky, goat-like odor.
Solenodons range...
-
island of
Hispaniola (in the
Dominican Republic and Haiti). Like
other solenodons, it is a venomous, insect-eating
animal that
lives in
burrows and is active...
- insects. The
solenodons (family Solenodontidae),
native to the Caribbean, are one of only a few
mammals that are venomous. The
Cuban solenodon is endangered...
- Solenodontidae. The
genus Solenodon includes three species, only one of
which is
still living—the
Hispaniolan solenodon (
Solenodon paradoxus). This classification...
- The
giant solenodon (Atopogale arredondoi) is an
extinct species of
soricomorph that
occurred in
western Cuba. A
larger animal than the still-extant Cuban...
- Marcano's
solenodon (
Solenodon marcanoi) is an
extinct species of
mammal in the
family Solenodontidae known only from
skeletal remains found on the island...
-
Solenodon ottenwalderi is an
extinct species of
Solenodon that
inhabited Haiti during the
Quaternary period.
Solenodon ottenwalderi was
endemic to western...
-
comprising the
Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures);
Solenodontidae (
solenodons);
Talpidae (moles, shrew-like
moles and desmans); and
Soricidae (true...
- (Sorex and Blarina) of shrews, the
tenrecs of Madagascar, bats, and the
solenodons.
These include the
Eurasian or
common shrew (Sorex araneus) and the American...
-
auritus LC The
Soricomorpha are
insectivorous mammals. The
shrews and
solenodons resemble mice
while the
moles are stout-bodied burrowers. Family: Soricidae...
