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| | Mammalogy, lecture 9 |
 | | Hedgehogs and gymnures (Erinaceidae), tenrecs and otter shrews (Tenrecidae), shrews (Soricidae), moles and desmans (Talpidae), golden moles (c\Chrysochloridae, and solenodons (Solenodontidae) |
 | | They also use high-frequency sounds for interspecific communication, orientation, and to detect prey |
 | | Other groups: Chrysochloridae (golden moles; burrowers), Solenodontidae (two species, one in Cuba, one in Dominican Republic and Haiti, large, reach 600 mm, produce a toxin in submaxillary glands, may use echolocation to navigate, and both are endangered) |
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