Congo golden mole

Congo golden mole[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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[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

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.[2][3]

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[4][5]

  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. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Huetia leucorhina". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.