Name:Solenodon paradoxus
Alias:Solenodon paradoxus
Outline:Shrews
Family:Odontodontidae genus
length:28-33cm
Weight:0.6-1kg
Life:About 11 years
IUCN:LC
Solenodon paradoxus is a mammal that lives on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (Dominican Republic and Haiti).
The shrew spends most of its time above ground at night, but it also spends part of its time underground. They sleep in cracks in rocks, holes in trees, holes in the ground, or holes they dig themselves. They don't nest outside the mating period. Sometimes they also dig complex tunnel systems underground as places to rest and find food. On the ground they walk a little waddly, but they can also run quickly in an emergency. Capable of producing a frequency of between 900 and 31,000 Hertz, they may be able to use this high frequency sound for sonar localization, like shrews.
The shrew lives in small groups of up to eight animals that share the same habitat. Growing young often live near their parents' habitat.
It can mate twice a year, pregnancy is about 50 days, each litter gives birth to 1-2, the newborn weight 40-55 grams, no hair, eyes have not opened, 75 days after weaning. Females build nests during the breeding season, and the young spend their first few weeks in the nest. The life span of the captive-bred shrew is 11 years. A highly endangered species.
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