Cuban solenodon

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mammal
gptkbp:activities crepuscular
gptkbp:age usually 1 to 3 per litter
gptkbp:aroma territorial behavior
keen sense of smell
gptkbp:averageLifespan up to 5 years
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason year-round
attempts in zoos
gptkbp:climate tropical climate
gptkbp:colors dark fur with lighter underbelly
gptkbp:conservationEfforts gptkb:IUCN_Red_List
endangered
protected areas
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:national_symbol_of_Cuba
gptkbp:diet insects
gptkbp:environmentalImpact vulnerable to climate change
insect population control
gptkbp:faced large and rounded
gptkbp:family Solenodontidae
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:foragingBehavior digging and searching
gptkbp:fossilRecord Pleistocene
gptkbp:geneticDiversity low genetic diversity
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Solenodon
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 60 days
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Cuba
deforestation
forests
tropical forests
gptkbp:has_a venomous saliva
gptkbp:headlights about 10 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cuban solenodon
gptkbp:matingSystem promiscuous
gptkbp:mouth 36 teeth
gptkbp:movement quadrupedal
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Cuba
gptkbp:order Eulipotyphla
gptkbp:populationTrend declining
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
affects population dynamics
gptkbp:publicAccess conservation campaigns
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Haitian_solenodon
gptkbp:relatedTo shrews
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:researchFocus behavioral studies
gptkbp:researchInterest studies on evolution
gptkbp:scientificName Solenodon cubanus
gptkbp:size 30 to 40 cm long
gptkbp:skin brownish-gray
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary
gptkbp:soundtrack excellent
gptkbp:territory establishes territories
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:vision poor
gptkbp:vocalization various sounds
gptkbp:weight 1 to 2 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1832