Congo Golden Mole

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Congo Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Calcochloris
Species: C. leucorhinus
Binomial name
Calcochloris leucorhinus
(Huet, 1885)
Synonyms

Chlorotalpa leucorhina (Huet, 1885)

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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 81. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2006). Calcochloris leucorhinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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