How big does a Cuban solenodon get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) reaches an average size of 34.9 cm (1′ 2″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). Usually, they reach an age of 6.5 years. A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 806 grams (1.78 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Cuban solenodons have 1 babies about 3 times per year. The Cuban solenodon (genus: Solenodon) is a member of the family Solenodontidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The Cuban solenodon or almiqui (Solenodon cubanus), is a species of eulipotyphlan endemic to Cuba. It belongs to the family Solenodontidae along with a similar species, the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus). The solenodon is unusual among mammals in that its saliva is venomous.
Animals of the same family as a Cuban solenodon
We found other animals of the Solenodontidae family:
- Hispaniolan solenodon with a size of 30.6 cm (1′ 1″)
Animals with the same size as a Cuban solenodon
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Cuban solenodon:
- Mimic tree rat with a size of 30.5 cm (1′ 1″)
- Black-footed tree-rat with a size of 30.1 cm (1′ 0″)
- Black dwarf porcupine with a size of 35 cm (1′ 2″)
- Lesser spot-nosed monkey with a size of 41 cm (1′ 5″)
- Brown-tailed mongoose with a size of 29.7 cm (1′ 0″)
- Little Swan Island hutia with a size of 33.7 cm (1′ 2″)
- Angolan kusimanse with a size of 32.6 cm (1′ 1″)
- Hispaniolan hutia with a size of 30 cm (1′ 0″)
- Brazilian three-banded armadillo with a size of 30 cm (1′ 0″)
- Ring-tailed cat with a size of 33.9 cm (1′ 2″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Cuban solenodon
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Cuban solenodon:
- Harnessed bushbuck
- Grant’s forest shrew
- Yellow-bellied glider
- Red-legged pademelon
- Brown titi
- Dusky leaf-nosed bat
- Northern elephant seal
- Asian golden cat
- Moustached guenon
- Sheep
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Cuban solenodon
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Cuban solenodon:
- Gray short-tailed opossum with an average maximal age of 6 years
- Eastern mole with an average maximal age of 6.17 years
- Feathertail glider with an average maximal age of 7.17 years
- Spectacled hare-wallaby with an average maximal age of 6 years
- Northern bettong with an average maximal age of 7 years
- Plains rat with an average maximal age of 5.58 years
- Musky rat-kangaroo with an average maximal age of 6 years
- Tailless tenrec with an average maximal age of 6.25 years
- Woylie with an average maximal age of 6.5 years
- North African hedgehog with an average maximal age of 7 years
Animals with the same weight as a Cuban solenodon
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Solenodon cubanus:
- Utah prairie dog bringing 900 grams to the scale
- Travancore flying squirrel bringing 794 grams to the scale
- Molina’s hog-nosed skunk bringing 960 grams to the scale
- Maned rat bringing 755 grams to the scale
- Chinese ferret-badger bringing 939 grams to the scale
- Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine bringing 751 grams to the scale
- Indian flying fox bringing 822 grams to the scale
- Black and red bush squirrel bringing 692 grams to the scale
- Sunda slow loris bringing 940 grams to the scale
- Black squirrel monkey bringing 784 grams to the scale