Giant solenodon
| Giant solenodon | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Solenodontidae |
| Genus: | Solenodon |
| Species: | S. arredondoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Solenodon arredondoi Morgan & Ottenwalder, 1993 | |
The giant solenodon (Solenodon arredondoi) is an extinct species of soricomorph that occurred on western Cuba. A larger animal than the still-extant Cuban solenodon, the species is believed to have been eradicated through habitat destruction and the introduction of predatory dogs to Cuba by pre-Columbian people.[1]
References
- ↑ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Solenodon arredondoi". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.