Solenodon cubanus Peters, 1861:169

Buff-headed Cuban solenodon, Cuban solenodon, Almiqui

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Solenodon cubanus poeyanus Barbour, 1944; Solenodon cubana Peters, 1861:169; Atopogale cubana Peters, 1861:169

Conservation Status

Last record: 1944 (1890?)

Rediscovered in 1975

IUCN RedList status: Endangered

Distribution

Cuba

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

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