Marcano's solenodon
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Solenodontidae |
| Genus: | Solenodon |
| Species: | †S. marcanoi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Solenodon marcanoi (Patterson, 1962)
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Marcano's solenodon (Solenodon marcanoi) is an extinct species of
Etymology
The
Description
The species was smaller than the other extant member of its genus, the sympatric Hispaniolan solenodon (S. paradoxus).[1] Marcano's solenodon's limb bones were comparatively shorter than in S. paradoxus, suggesting smaller size and possibly short stature.[3] Like its congenerics, it probably was a nocturnal, burrowing, shrew-like mammal with a long snout, that fed on insects, earthworms, small reptiles, birds, amphibians, and mammals.[4]
History
The remains were found in association with those from rats of the genus Rattus, which suggests that Marcano's solenodon survived until the time of European colonization of the island, and may have gone extinct due to predation from introduced rodents.[4]
References
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