Solenodon arredondoi Morgan & Ottenwalder, 1993:154
Giant solenodon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Solenodon cf. cubanus (Morgan et al., 1980)
The existence of this recently extinct species was first mentioned in the literature by (Morgan et al. 1980) and subsequently described by (Morgan & Ottenwalder, 1993) when diagnostic material became available for comparison with [i]S. cubanus[/i], the other solenodon species known from Cuba.
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: late Quaternary
Distribution
Cuba (western)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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