Solenodon paradoxus

J. F. von Brandt, 1833

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Brandt, J. F. 1833. De solenodonte. Novo mammalium insectivorum genere. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de St. Petersbourg 6(2):459–478.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55630066

Original name as described

Solenodon paradoxus

Other common names

Haitian Solenodon

Type material

ZIN S. 982

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Hispaniola."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Haiti · Dominican Republic

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003840

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Solenodon paradoxus haitiensis

Turvey, S. Peters, Brace, R. P. Young, Crumpton, Hansford, Nuñez-Miño, G. King, Tsalikidis, J. A. Ottenwalder, Timpson, Funk, Brocca, M. G. Thomas, & Barnes, 2016

Family

Solenodontidae

Root name

haitiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_supplement

Type

OUM 23104

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

597

Authority publication

Diversity and Distributions

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Solenodon paradoxus woodi

J. A. Ottenwalder, 2001

Family

Solenodontidae

Root name

woodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UF:MAM:30135

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/uf/mammals?id=9ae52ebb-96db-4158-ae7e-ca0b3d7b25c8

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Boca Raton

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Solenodon paradoxus

J. F. von Brandt, 1833

Family

Solenodontidae

Root name

paradoxus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 982

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

459

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55630066

Authority publication

Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Lesson (1842:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. True (1885:607, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003840) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20321/22327218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sorex paradoxus

(P. Gervais, 1837)

Family

Solenodontidae

Root name

paradoxus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority publication

L'Institut

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1837:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67308)
  2. Gervais (1837:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13395153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38619)

Solenodon paradoxus paradoxus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Solenodontidae

Root name

paradoxus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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