Solenodon marcanoi

(B. Patterson, 1962)

Marcano's Solenodon

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Solenodonota
Family : Solenodontidae
Genus : Solenodon

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Patterson, B. 1962. An extinct solenodontid insectivore from Hispaniola. Breviora 165:1-11.

Original name as described

Antillogale marcanoi

Type material

MCZ:VP:VPM-7261

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

unnamed cave 2 km SE of Rancho La Guardia, Hondo Valle municipality, Elías Piña Province, Dominican Republic.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Haiti · Dominican Republic

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

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