Scientific name Solenodon arredondoi | Phylum Chordata Genus Solenodon Rank Species | |
Similar Nesophontes, Puerto Rican nesophontes, Cuban solenodon, Hispaniolan solenodon, Asoriculus | ||
The giant solenodon (Solenodon arredondoi) is an extinct species of soricomorph that occurred in 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.
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