Hispaniolan solenodon  (Solenodon paradoxus)

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Glossary

Carnivores: Flesh-eating.
Invertebrates: Animals with no backbone.
Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Nocturnal: Active at night.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Nicholl, M.E. (2006) Solenodons. In: Macdonald, D.W. Ed. The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
  4. Woods, C.A. (1976) Solenodon paradoxus in Southern Haiti. Journal of Mammalogy, 57 (3): 591 - 592.
  5. The Nature Conservancy: Parks in Peril (October, 2007)
    http://parksinperil.org/wherewework/caribbean/dominicanrepublic/index.html