Marcano's solenodon

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).
==Description==
The species was smaller than the other extant member of its genus, the sympatric Hispaniolan solenodon (S. paradoxus). Marcano's solenodon limb bones were comparatively shorter than in S. paradoxus, suggesting smaller size and possibly short stature. 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.
==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.
==References==
Category:Solenodon
Category:Mammal extinctions since 1500
Category:Venomous mammals
Category:Mammals of the Dominican Republic
Category:Mammals of Haiti
Category:Endemic fauna of Hispaniola
Category:Extinct animals of Haiti
Category:Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic
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