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Two
jutías enter their den
Hispaniolan hutia
(Plagiodontia
aedium)
Common names:
Jutía, futía, comadreja (Spanish, Dominican Rep.), zagoutí (Haitian
creole), Hispaniolan hutia,
Cuvier’s hutia (English).
IUCN Red List Category:
Endangered (EN)
Identification:
The hutia is a rodent,
brown to reddish gray in colour. Its body measures aprox. 30 to 40
cm in length, and its tail around 12 to 15 cm. Its tail is covered
by scales and is semi-prensile, that is, it can help them climb trees.
It is a vegetarian animal, feeding mainly on leaves, flowers, stems,
bark and seeds. It weighs around 1.3 kilograms. Its legs have five
digits with claws, except in its thumb. Females have three pairs
of teats in the thorax. The fur in its underside is shorter than on top.
The head is wide, with small ears covered with hair only in the outside.
Its ears are small.
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A solenodon
coming out of its den.
Hispaniolan solenodon
(Solenodon paradoxus)
Common names:
Solendonte, solenodón, jutía, futía
(Spanish, Dominican Rep.), nen lo (Haitian creole) Hispaniolan solenodon
(English)
IUCN Red List Category:
Endangered (EN)
Identification:
The solenodon is an
insectivore. As such, it feeds mainly on insects and snails which
he finds in the soil with its long snout. It measures about 28 to 33 cm
in length and its tail about 25 cm. Its hair colour is reddish brown,
but its lighter on its underside. The tail, legs, snout, ears and
hindlegs have little hair and are withish in colour. Its eyes are very
small. Its saliva is venomous, something very rare for mammals.
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