Marcano's solenodon

Marcano's solenodon

Extinct (yes) (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Solenodontidae
Genus: Solenodon
Species:
†S. marcanoi
Binomial name
†Solenodon marcanoi
(Patterson, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Atopogale marcanoi
  • Antillogale marcanoi

Marcano's solenodon (Solenodon marcanoi) is an extinct species of mammal in the family Solenodontidae known only from skeletal remains found on the island of Hispaniola (today the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

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