Solenodontidae
E721114
Solenodontidae is a family of rare, nocturnal, venomous insectivorous mammals native to the Caribbean, known for their elongated snouts and primitive evolutionary features.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | solenodons ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Solenodon cubanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solenodon paradoxus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
arthropods
ⓘ
earthworms ⓘ insects ⓘ plantMaterial ⓘ smallVertebrates ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
elongatedFlexibleSnout
ⓘ
groovedLowerIncisorsForVenomDelivery ⓘ largeClawsForDigging ⓘ longNakedTail ⓘ smallEyes ⓘ venomousSaliva ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | earlyDivergingLineageOfPlacentalMammals ⓘ |
| firstScientificDescriptionCentury | 19thCentury ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | scarce ⓘ |
| geographicRealm | Neotropical ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
endemic
ⓘ
fossorial ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ primitiveMammalianFeatures ⓘ rare ⓘ relictual ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ venomous ⓘ |
| hasTeatPairCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasVenomDeliverySystem | submaxillarySalivaryGlands ⓘ |
| introducedPredatorsInclude |
cats
ⓘ
dogs ⓘ mongooses ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Eulipotyphla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| previouslyClassifiedInOrder | Insectivora ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | placental ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat |
habitatLoss
ⓘ
introducedPredators ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Solenodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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