Solenodon cubanus Peters, 1861 . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 169.

TYPE LOCALITY: Cuba, Oriente Prov., Bayamo .

DISTRIBUTION: Oriente Prov. (Cuba).

COMMENT: Sometimes placed in a distinct genus ( Atopogale); see Hall and Kelson, 1959:22; Hall, 1981:22.

PROTECTED STATUS: U.S. ESA - Endangered as Atopogale cubana .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403001001001001.