Congo golden mole

Congo golden mole^[1]
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Calcochloris
Subgenus:	Huetia
Species:	C. leucorhinus
Binomial name
*Calcochloris leucorhinus* (Huet, 1885)
Subspecies
Calcochloris leucorhinus cahni Calcochloris leucorhinus leucorhinus

Congo golden mole range
Synonyms
Amblysomus leucorhinus Calcochloris congicus Calcochloris lulanus Chlorotalpa leucorhina (Huet, 1885) Chrysochloris leucorhinus

The Congo golden mole (Calcochloris leucorhinus) 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 forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.^[2]

References

↑ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.
1 2 Bronner, G. (2008). Calcochloris leucorhinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

Extant Afrosoricida species

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Afrotheria

Suborder Tenrecomorpha (Tenrecs)

Geogalinae

Geogale	Large-eared Tenrec (G. aurita)

Oryzorictinae

Limnogale	Web-footed Tenrec (L. mergulus)

Microgale	Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. brevicaudata) Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (M. cowani) Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (M. dobsoni) 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) 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) Talazac's shrew tenrec (M. talazaci) Thomas's shrew tenrec (M. thomasi)

Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like rice tenrec (O. hova) Four-toed rice tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Potamogalinae

Micropotamogale	Nimba Otter Shrew (M. lamottei) Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (M. ruwenzorii)

Potamogale	Giant Otter Shrew (P. velox)

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' 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

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