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Species of mammal

Congo golden mole

Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Huetia Forcart, 1942
Species:	H. leucorhina
Binomial name
*Huetia leucorhina* (Huet, 1885)
Subspecies
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

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 forest, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.

Golden moles have been found to have ossicles that are larger than other similar organism. These ossicles are believed to allow to sense seismic vibrations, allowing them to be able to sense where they are and compensating for their bad eyesight

References

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.
^ 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 16 November 2021.
"Huetia leucorhina". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
Mason, Matthew J. (August 2003). "Bone conduction and seismic sensitivity in golden moles (Chrysochloridae)". Journal of Zoology. 260 (4): 405–413. doi:10.1017/S0952836903003868. ISSN 0952-8369.
Mason (2003). "Morphology of the middle ear of golden moles (Chrysochloridae)". Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 260 (4): 391–403. doi:10.1017/S095283690300387X – via Science Citation Index.

Extant Afrosoricida species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Afrotheria

Suborder Tenrecomorpha

Potamogalidae

Micropotamogale	Nimba otter shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori otter shrew (M. ruwenzorii)
Potamogale	Giant otter shrew (P. velox)

Tenrecidae
(Tenrecs)

Geogalinae

Geogale	Large-eared tenrec (G. aurita)

Oryzorictinae

Microgale	Short-tailed shrew tenrec (M. brevicaudata) Cowan's shrew tenrec (M. cowani) Drouhard's shrew tenrec (M. drouhardi) Dryad shrew tenrec (M. dryas) Pale shrew tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) Gracile shrew tenrec (M. gracilis) Naked-nosed shrew tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) Jenkins' shrew tenrec (M. jenkinsae) Northern shrew tenrec (M. jobihely) Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. longicaudata) Major's long-tailed tenrec (M. majori) Web-footed tenrec (M. mergulus) Montane shrew tenrec (M. monticola) Nasolo's shrew tenrec (M. nasoloi) Pygmy shrew tenrec (M. parvula) Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. principula) Least shrew tenrec (M. pusilla) Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec (M. soricoides) Taiva shrew tenrec (M. taiva) Thomas's shrew tenrec (M. thomasi)
Nesogale	Dobson's shrew tenrec (N. dobsoni) Talazac's shrew tenrec (N. talazaci)
Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like rice tenrec (O. hova) Four-toed rice tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Tenrecinae

Echinops	Lesser hedgehog tenrec (E. telfairi)
Hemicentetes	Highland streaked tenrec (H. nigriceps) Lowland streaked tenrec (H. semispinosus)
Setifer	Greater hedgehog tenrec (S. setosus)
Tenrec	Tailless tenrec (T. ecaudatus)

Suborder Chrysochloridea (golden moles)

Chrysochlorinae

Carpitalpa

Arends's golden mole (C. arendsi)

Chlorotalpa

Chrysochloris

Subgenus Chrysochloris:	Cape golden mole (C. asiatica) Visagie's golden mole (C. visagiei)
Subgenus Kilimatalpa:	Stuhlmann's golden mole (C. stuhlmanni)

Chrysospalax

Cryptochloris

Eremitalpa

Grant's golden mole (E. granti)

Amblysominae

Amblysomus

Calcochloris

Subgenus Huetia:	Congo golden mole (C. leucorhinus)
Subgenus Calcochloris:	Yellow golden mole (C. obtusirostris)
Subgenus incertae sedis:	Somali golden mole (C. tytonis)

Neamblysomus

Taxon identifiers
Huetia leucorhina	Wikidata: Q28154758 GBIF: 10944076 iNaturalist: 446628 IUCN: 40597 MDD: 1000471 Observation.org: 82594
Calcochloris leucorhinus	Wikidata: Q1762387 Wikispecies: Calcochloris leucorhina BioLib: 37328 EoL: 117618 GBIF: 2432186 iNaturalist: 42524 ITIS: 709719 MSW: 11100104 Open Tree of Life: 702192

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