AnAge entry for Solenodon cubanus
Classification (HAGRID: 03209)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Solenodontidae
Genus: Solenodon
- Species
- Solenodon cubanus
- Common name
- Cuban solenodon
- Synonyms
- Atopogale cubana
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
These animals are expected to live up to 6.5 years [0434]. Given the longevity of similar species, it is likely maximum longevity is underestimated and further studies are necessary.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Gestation
- Weaning
- Litter size
- 1.5 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 3
- Inter-litter interval
- Weight at birth
- Weight at weaning
- Adult weight
- 1,000 g
- Postnatal growth rate
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 633481
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 264759
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