Marcano's Solenodon
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| Solenodon marcanoi (Patterson, 1962) |
The Marcano's Solenodon (Solenodon marcanoi) was a species of mammal in the Solenodontidae family. It is known only from skeletal remains found on the island of Hispaniola. The remains were found in association with those from rats of the genus Rattus, which suggests Marcano's Solenodon survived past the initial time of European colonisation of the island.
Like other Solenodon species, it was a nocturnal, burrowing, shrew-like mammal with a long snout, that fed on insects. Solenodons are among only a handful of mammals to have venomous bites.
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- Baillie, J. 1996. Solenodon marcanoi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
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