Congo golden mole

The Congo golden mole (Huetia leucorhina) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[2][3]

Congo golden mole[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Huetia
Species:
H. leucorhina
Binomial name
Huetia leucorhina
(Huet, 1885)
Subspecies[2]
  • Huetia leucorhina cahni
  • Huetia leucorhina leucorhina (including congicus and lulanus)
Congo golden mole range
Synonyms
Calcochloris leucorhinus (Huet, 1885)
Chlorotalpa leucorhina (Huet, 1885)
Chrysochloris leucorhinus (Huet, 1885)
Calcochloris congicus
Calcochloris lulanus
Amblysomus leucorhinus

References
  1. Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Maree, S. (2015). "Huetia leucorhina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T40597A21288887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T40597A21288887.en. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. "Huetia leucorhina". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 23 July 2020.


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