Weight:
The Cuban solenodon weighs 700 - 1000 g (25 - 35 oz).
Habitat:
The Cuban solenodon is found in dense, humid forests and brush country, as well as around plantations.
The Cuban solenodon occurs in the Greater Antillean Moist Forests Global 200 Ecoregion. (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999)
Birth Rate:
1 or 2 young per litter.
Early Development:
The young are born in a nesting burrow.
Dispersal:
Young Cuban solenodons remain with their mother for several months, which is exceptionally long for insectivores.
Diet:
Insects and spiders found in soil and leaf litter form most of its diet.
Behavior:
The Cuban solenodon is mainly nocturnal, hiding during the day in rock clefts, hollow trees, or burrows which it excavates itself. Solenodons obtain food by rooting in the ground with their snouts and by tearing into rotten logs and trees with their foreclaws.
Social Organization:
Adult Cuban solenodons are solitary, other than mothers with young.