Congo Golden Mole

Congo Golden Mole
Congo Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
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 Chrysochloridae family. 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 montanes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (16 November 2005). "Order Afrosoricida (pp. 71-81)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 81. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Bronner, G. (2008). Calcochloris leucorhinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
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