SOLENODONTIDAE, Gill, 1872

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Solenodontidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 620-627 : 620

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6657353
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6825123
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scientific name	SOLENODONTIDAE
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Family SOLENODONTIDAE View in CoL

(SOLENODONS)

• Large insectivores with long flexible snouts, sometimes supported by unique bony os proboscis, and dental venom delivery system with deeply grooved second lower incisor associated with enlarged submaxillary gland.

• 35-75 cm. View Figure

• Neotropical Region. View Figure

• Dry, moist, wet, pine tropical forests, and human-modified landscapes.

• 2 genera, 2 species, 4 extant taxa.

• 1 species Endangered; 1 species Extinct shortly before 1600.