List of placental mammals in Order Afrosoricida
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This list contains the placental mammals in the Order Afrosoricida
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Afrosoricida
The order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles of southern Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar and Africa, two families of small mammals that have traditionally been considered to be a part of the order Insectivora.Some biologists use Tenrecomorpha as the name for the tenrec-golden mole clade,...
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- Family TenrecidaeTenrecidaeTenrecidae is a family of mammals found on Madagascar and parts of Africa. Tenrecs are widely diverse, resembling hedgehogs, shrews, opossums, mice and even otters, as a result of convergent evolution. They occupy aquatic, arboreal, terrestrial and fossorial environments...
(tenrecs)- Subfamily Geogalinae (1 species)
- Genus Geogale
- Large-eared TenrecLarge-eared TenrecThe Large-eared Tenrec is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is monotypical of its genus. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Geogale aurita)
- Large-eared Tenrec
- Genus Geogale
- Subfamily OryzorictinaeOryzorictinaeOryzorictinae is a subfamily of Tenrec.- Species :** Genus Limnogale*** Web-footed Tenrec ** Genus Microgale***Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec ***Cowan's Shrew Tenrec...
(21 species)- Genus Limnogale
- Web-footed TenrecWeb-footed TenrecThe Web-footed Tenrec, Otter Shrew, or Aquatic Tenrec is the only known semiaquatic Malagasy tenrec , and is found in eastern Madagascar, especially in and around Ranomafana National Park. It grows to between 25 and 39 cm, and was once thought to be extinct...
(Limnogale mergulus)
- Web-footed Tenrec
- Genus MicrogaleMicrogaleMicrogale is a genus of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. There are 22 living species and one known extinct species known from a fossil. Some species have been discovered in the last twenty years.It contains the following extant species:...
- Short-tailed Shrew TenrecShort-tailed Shrew TenrecThe Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale brevicaudata) - Cowan's Shrew TenrecCowan's Shrew TenrecCowan's Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest....
(Microgale cowani) - Dobson's Shrew TenrecDobson's Shrew TenrecDobson's Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest....
(Microgale dobsoni) - Drouhard's Shrew TenrecDrouhard's Shrew TenrecDrouhard's Shrew Tenrec , also known as the Striped Shrew Tenrec, is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale drouhardi) - Dryad Shrew TenrecDryad Shrew TenrecThe Dryad Shrew Tenrec , also known as the Tree Shrew Tenrec, is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is vulnerable to extinction by habitat loss....
(Microgale dryas) - Pale Shrew TenrecPale Shrew TenrecThe Pale Shrew Tenrec , also known as the Pale-footed Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale fotsifotsy) - Gracile Shrew TenrecGracile Shrew TenrecThe Gracile Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
(Microgale gracilis) - Naked-nosed Shrew TenrecNaked-nosed Shrew TenrecThe Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale gymnorhyncha) - Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec (Microgale jenkinsaeMicrogale jenkinsaeJenkins' Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
) - Northern Shrew TenrecNorthern shrew tenrecThe northern shrew tenrec is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it has a very restricted range on the southwestern slopes of the Tsaratanana Massif; it has been found at elevations from 1420 to 1680 m. Its natural habitat is montane forest. The species...
(Microgale jobihely) - Lesser Long-tailed Shrew TenrecLesser Long-tailed Shrew TenrecThe Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is active at all hours of the day and night, but each individual maintains its own pattern of rest and activity.-Range and Habitat:...
(Microgale longicaudata) - Major's Long-tailed TenrecMajor's long-tailed tenrecMajor's long-tailed tenrec is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is the eastern humid forest of the island, as well as some western forests, where it has been seen at elevations from 785 to 2000 m. Its habits are not well known, but it is...
(Microgale majori) - Montane Shrew TenrecMontane Shrew TenrecThe Montane Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
(Microgale monticola) - Nasolo's Shrew TenrecNasolo's Shrew TenrecNasolo's Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale nasoloi) - Pygmy Shrew TenrecPygmy Shrew TenrecThe Pygmy Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale parvula) - Greater Long-tailed Shrew TenrecGreater Long-tailed Shrew TenrecThe Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale principula) - Least Shrew TenrecLeast Shrew TenrecThe Least Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family.It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, swamps, pastureland, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale pusilla) - Shrew-toothed Shrew TenrecShrew-toothed Shrew TenrecThe Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale soricoides) - Taiva Shrew TenrecTaiva Shrew TenrecThe Taiva Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family.It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale taiva) - Talazac's Shrew TenrecTalazac's Shrew TenrecTalazac's Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale talazaci) - Thomas's Shrew TenrecThomas's Shrew TenrecThomas's Shrew Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Microgale thomasi)
- Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec
- Genus Oryzorictes
- Mole-like Rice TenrecMole-like Rice TenrecThe Mole-like Rice Tenrec , also known as the Fossorial Tenrec or Hova Rice Tenrec, is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar...
(Oryzorictes hova) - Four-toed Rice TenrecFour-toed Rice TenrecThe Four-toed Rice Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical...
(Oryzorictes tetradactylus)
- Mole-like Rice Tenrec
- Genus Limnogale
- Subfamily PotamogalinaePotamogalinaePotamogalinae is the subfamily of "otter shrews", a group of semiaquatic riverine mammals in the family Tenrecidae indigenous to Subsaharan Africa. All otter shrews are carnivorous, preying on any aquatic animal they can find with their sensitive whiskers. As their common name suggests, they bear...
- Genus MicropotamogaleMicropotamogaleMicropotamogale is a genus of small, otter-like tenrecs native to riverine habitats of West African rainforests. They feed on aquatic animals and insects they can find and capture.Two species are recognized:...
- Nimba Otter ShrewNimba Otter ShrewThe Nimba Otter Shrew is a dwarf otter shrew and belongs to the mammal family Tenrecidae. It is native to Mount Nimba in West Africa. Also known as Pygmy Otter Shrew, it shares the genus Micropotamogale with the Ruwenzori Otter Shrew.-Description:The Nimba Otter Shrew has a body length of 12-20 cm...
(Micropotamogale lamottei) - Ruwenzori Otter ShrewRuwenzori Otter ShrewThe Ruwenzori Otter Shrew is a species of semiaquatic mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Micropotamogale ruwenzorii)
- Nimba Otter Shrew
- Genus Potamogale
- Giant Otter ShrewGiant Otter ShrewThe Giant Otter Shrew is a semiaquatic, carnivorous tenrec. It is found in the main rainforestblock of Central Africa from Biafra to Zambia, with a few isolated populations in Kenya and Uganda. It is found in streams, wetlands, and slowly flowing larger rivers...
(Potamogale velox)
- Giant Otter Shrew
- Genus Micropotamogale
- Subfamily Tenrecinae
- Genus Echinops
- Lesser Hedgehog TenrecLesser Hedgehog TenrecThe Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family.It is the only species in the genus Echinops and is named in honour of Charles Telfair.-Distribution and habitat:It is endemic to Madagascar...
(Echinops telfairi)
- Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
- Genus HemicentetesHemicentetesHemicentetes is a genus of tenrec with two species....
- Highland Streaked TenrecHighland Streaked TenrecThe Highland Streaked Tenrec is an insectivore which lives in the central upland regions of Madagascar. Its black and white striped body is covered with quills, which it will raise when agitated...
(Hemicentetes nigriceps) - Lowland Streaked TenrecLowland Streaked TenrecThe Lowland Streaked Tenrec is a small tenrec found in Madagascar, Africa.-Distribution and Habitat:It is found in tropical lowland rain forest, in the northern and eastern parts of Madagascar.-Physical Appearance:...
(Hemicentetes semispinosus)
- Highland Streaked Tenrec
- Genus Setifer
- Greater Hedgehog TenrecGreater Hedgehog TenrecThe Greater Hedgehog Tenrec or Large Madagascar Hedgehog is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar...
(Setifer setosus)
- Greater Hedgehog Tenrec
- Genus Tenrec
- Common TenrecCommon TenrecThe tailless tenrec , also known as the common tenrec, is a species of mammal in the Tenrecidae family. It is the only member of the genus, Tenrec. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, and Seychelles...
(Tenrec ecaudatus)
- Common Tenrec
- Genus Echinops
- Subfamily Geogalinae (1 species)
- Family Chrysochloridae (golden moleGolden moleGolden moles are small, insectivorous burrowing mammals native to southern Africa. They form the family Chrysochloridae, and are taxonomically distinct from the true moles which they resemble due to convergence...
s)- Subfamily Chrysochlorinae (11 species)
- Genus Carpitalpa
- Arend's Golden MoleArend's Golden MoleArend's Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe...
(Carpitalpa arendsi)
- Arend's Golden Mole
- Genus ChlorotalpaChlorotalpaChlorotalpa is a genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family.It contains the following species:* Duthie's Golden Mole * Sclater's Golden Mole...
- Duthie's Golden MoleDuthie's Golden MoleDuthie's Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced...
(Chlorotalpa duthieae) - Sclater's Golden MoleSclater's Golden MoleSclater's Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable...
(Chlorotalpa sclateri)
- Duthie's Golden Mole
- Genus ChrysochlorisChrysochlorisChrysochloris is a genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family.It contains the following species:* Subgenus Chrysochloris**Cape Golden Mole **Visagie's Golden Mole...
- Subgenus Chrysochloris
- Cape Golden MoleCape Golden MoleThe Cape Golden Mole is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. It is native to certain south western regions of South Africa.-External links:*...
(Chrysochloris asiatica) - Visagie's Golden MoleVisagie's Golden MoleVisagie's Golden Mole is a mole endemic to South Africa....
(Chrysochloris visagiei)
- Cape Golden Mole
- Subgenus Kilimatalpa
- Stuhlmann's Golden MoleStuhlmann's Golden MoleStuhlmann's Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda...
(Chrysochloris stuhlmanni)
- Stuhlmann's Golden Mole
- Subgenus Chrysochloris
- Genus ChrysospalaxChrysospalaxChrysospalax is a small genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. The two members are endemic to South Africa.It contains the following species:* Rough-haired Golden Mole * Giant Golden Mole...
- Giant Golden MoleGiant Golden MoleThe Giant Golden Mole is an endangered species of golden mole whose natural habit is the forests of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa....
(Chrysospalax trevelyani) - Rough-haired Golden MoleRough-haired Golden MoleThe Rough-haired Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Chrysospalax villosus)
- Giant Golden Mole
- Genus Cryptochloris
- De Winton's Golden MoleDe Winton's Golden MoleDe Winton's Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss....
(Cryptochloris wintoni) - Van Zyl's Golden MoleVan Zyl's Golden MoleVan Zyl's Golden Mole is a golden mole endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss. Golden moles are an ancient group of mammals who live mostly below ground. They have shiny coats of dense fur and a streamlined, formless appearance...
(Cryptochloris zyli)
- De Winton's Golden Mole
- Genus Eremitalpa
- Grant's Golden MoleGrant's Golden MoleGrant's Golden Mole is a golden mole species. It is the only member of the genus, Eremitalpa.-Attributes:...
(Eremitalpa granti)
- Grant's Golden Mole
- Genus Carpitalpa
- Subfamily Amblysominae (10 species)
- Genus AmblysomusAmblysomusGolden Moles , also African Golden Moles and South African Golden Moles, is a genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family.It contains the following species:* Fynbos Golden Mole...
- Fynbos Golden MoleFynbos Golden MoleThe Fynbos Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitats are [Fynbos]] Mediterranean shrubland vegetation, temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, temperate...
(Amblysomus corriae) - Hottentot Golden MoleHottentot Golden MoleThe Hottentot Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in South Africa, Swaziland, and possibly Lesotho...
(Amblysomus hottentotus) - Marley's Golden MoleMarley's Golden MoleMarley's Golden Mole is a species of burrowing mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in South Africa and possibly Swaziland. It has been separated from Amblysomus hottentotus by Bronner . Its natural habitat is indigenous forests and moist grassland, and also gardens...
(Amblysomus marleyi) - Robust Golden MoleRobust Golden MoleThe Robust Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or...
(Amblysomus robustus) - Highveld Golden MoleHighveld Golden MoleThe Highveld Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in South Africa and Swaziland...
(Amblysomus septentrionalis)
- Fynbos Golden Mole
- Genus CalcochlorisCalcochlorisCalcochloris is a genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family.It contains the following species:* Congo Golden Mole * Yellow Golden Mole * Somali Golden Mole...
- Subgenus Huetia
- Congo Golden MoleCongo Golden MoleThe Congo Golden Mole 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...
(Calcochloris leucorhinus)
- Congo Golden Mole
- Subgenus Calcochloris
- Yellow Golden MoleYellow Golden MoleThe Yellow Golden Mole is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, arable land, pastureland,...
(Calcochloris obtusirostris)
- Yellow Golden Mole
- Subgenus incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- Somali Golden MoleSomali Golden MoleThe Somali Golden Mole is a golden mole endemic to Somalia....
(Calcochloris tytonis)
- Somali Golden Mole
- Subgenus Huetia
- Genus Neamblysomus
- Juliana's Golden MoleJuliana's Golden MoleJuliana’s Golden Mole is a golden mole endemic to South Africa. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range. Golden moles are an ancient group of mammals who live mostly below ground. They have shiny coats of dense fur and a streamlined, formless appearance...
(Neamblysomus julianae) - Gunning's Golden MoleGunning's Golden MoleGunning's Golden Mole, Neamblysomus gunningi, is a small mammal endemic to South Africa. It was listed in 2006 as an endangered species. Its decreasing numbers are due to habitat clearance or destruction and predation from domesticated cats and dogs...
(Neamblysomus gunningi)
- Juliana's Golden Mole
- Genus Amblysomus
- Subfamily Chrysochlorinae (11 species)