Solenodon (genus)

Solenodon; Temporal range: Pleistocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Hispaniolan solenodon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Eulipotyphla
Family:	Solenodontidae
Genus:	Solenodon; Brandt, 1833
Type species
	Solenodon paradoxus; Brandt, 1833
Species
	Solenodon paradoxus ; † Solenodon arredondoi ; † Solenodon marcanoi

Solenodon is a genus of small, shrew-like mammals native to the Caribbean. It is one of two genera in the solenodon family, Solenodontidae. The genus Solenodon includes three species, only one of which is still living—the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus). This classification follows the American Society of Mammalogists.^[2]

^ Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ "Solenodon". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[MSW3-1] Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[2] "Solenodon". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

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Solenodon (genus)

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