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Solenodon cubanus
Common Name: Cuban Solenodon
Family: Solenodontidae
Order: Insectivora
Class: Aves
Endemic: No
Redlist Category: Endangered (EN)
Facts:
- Scientists have discovered Cuban solenodons deviated from all other mammals around 76 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period
- Until recently, the Cuban Solenodon’s distribution was only found in the eastern and western ends of Cuba
- Currently the Cuban Solenodon is present in Oriente Province, the eastern end of Cuba.
Mysateles gundlachi
Common Name: Gundlach’s Hutia
Family: Capromyidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Aves
Endemic: source
Redlist Category: Endangered (EN)
Facts:
- Threatened by habitat loss.
- It is black in color and has a prehensile tail
- Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
- It is an endemic species in Cuba
Mysateles meridionalis
Common Name: Southern Hutia
Family: Capromyidae
Order: Rodentia
Class: Aves
Endemic: No
Redlist Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Facts:
- The distribution of Southern Hutia is found in the north of Caleta Cocodrilo and Southwest Isla de la Juventud (former Isle of Pines) in Cuba.
- Southern Hutia is restricted to live in the lowland forests, especially in the Southwest of the central savanna on the Isle of Youth (south of West Cuba).
Cuban Pines 