Endangered Animals in Haiti


The Haitian Solenodon

One reason why the solenodon was unknown to science for so long is that it is nocturnal in its habits, an effect of this being it's highly developed senses of hearing, smell and touch. Also, they are not very numerous, so their influence in an ecosystem is practically nil. During day hours, the hide in their burrows, trees and hollowed-out logs or in caves, remaining hidden from view. When they do come out, they run on their toes with a stiff ungainly waddle, following an erratic almost zigzag course. The local people claim that solenodons never run in a straight line. Moreover, when a solenodon is alarmed and tries to put on speed it is as likely as not to trip over its own toes or even tumble head-over-heels.

Dying out in the midst of plenty:
Solenodons eat a wide variety of animal and plant foods, such as insects, worms and small invertebrates generally, as well as small reptiles. I hey also eat roots, fruits and leaves. They root in the ground with their long snouts, dig with their stout claws or rip open rotten logs. Solenodons in captivity have been seen to bathe often and to drink only when bathing. Perhaps the long snout makes any other way difficult. For animals with such habits there is no shortage of food but solenodons are be coming. more and more rare. This is partly

Haitian solenodon; this primitive insectivore is still present in areas of stony forest in the northeastern area of Haiti.
due to their slow rate of breeding. The female may have two litters a year of 1-3 young but she has only two teats in an unusual position¤almost on the buttocks!

http://www.geocities.com/cuyaya/solenen.html

Florida has 56 threatened and endangered animal species.
Animals -- 56
Status
Listing
T(S/A)
Alligator, American ( Alligator mississippiensis)
T
Bankclimber, purple ( Elliptoideus sloatianus)
E
Bat, gray ( Myotis grisescens)
E
Butterfly, Schaus swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)
T
Caracara, Audubon's crested (FL pop.) ( Polyborus plancus audubonii)
XN
Crane, whooping [XN] ( Grus americana)
E
Crocodile, American ( Crocodylus acutus)
E
Darter, Okaloosa ( Etheostoma okaloosae)
E
Deer, Key ( Odocoileus virginianus clavium)
T
Eagle, bald (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
T
Jay, Florida scrub ( Aphelocoma coerulescens)
E
Kite, Everglade snail (FL pop.) ( Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
E
Manatee, West Indian ( Trichechus manatus)
E
Moccasinshell, Gulf ( Medionidus penicillatus)
E
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee ( Medionidus simpsonianus)
E
Mouse, Anastasia Island beach ( Peromyscus polionotus phasma)
E
Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach ( Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)
E
Mouse, Key Largo cotton ( Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)
E
Mouse, Perdido Key beach ( Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)
T
Mouse, southeastern beach ( Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)
E
Mouse, St. Andrew beach ( Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)
E
Panther, Florida ( Puma concolor coryi)
E
Pigtoe, oval ( Pleurobema pyriforme)
T
Plover, piping (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus)
E
Pocketbook, shinyrayed ( Lampsilis subangulata)
T(S/A)
Puma (FL) ( Puma concolor)
E
Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh ( Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)
E
Rice rat (lower FL Keys) ( Oryzomys palustris natator)
T
Salamander, flatwoods ( Ambystoma cingulatum)
E
Sea turtle, green (FL, Mexico nesting pops.) ( Chelonia mydas)
T
Sea turtle, green (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas)
E
Sea turtle, hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata)
E
Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii)
E
Sea turtle, leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea)
T
Sea turtle, loggerhead ( Caretta caretta)
E
Seal, Caribbean monk ( Monachus tropicalis)
T
Shrimp, Squirrel Chimney Cave ( Palaemonetes cummingi)
T
Skink, bluetail mole ( Eumeces egregius lividus)
T
Skink, sand ( Neoseps reynoldsi)
T
Slabshell, Chipola ( Elliptio chipolaensis)
T
Snail, Stock Island tree ( Orthalicus reses)
T
Snake, Atlantic salt marsh ( Nerodia clarkii taeniata)
T
Snake, eastern indigo ( Drymarchon corais couperi)
E
Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside ( Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)
E
Sparrow, Florida grasshopper ( Ammodramus savannarum floridanus)
E
Stork, wood (AL, FL, GA, SC) ( Mycteria americana)
T
Sturgeon, Gulf ( Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
E
Sturgeon, shortnose ( Acipenser brevirostrum)
T
Tern, roseate (Western Hemisphere except NE U.S.) ( Sterna dougallii dougallii)
E
Three-ridge, fat ( Amblema neislerii)
E
Vole, Florida salt marsh ( Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)
E
Whale, finback ( Balaenoptera physalus)
E
Whale, humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae)
E
Whale, right ( Balaena glacialis)
E
Woodpecker, red-cockaded ( Picoides borealis)
E
Woodrat, Key Largo ( Neotoma floridana smalli)

http://www.endangeredspecie.com/states/fl.htm

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