Congo golden mole

{{short description|Species of mammal}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Congo golden mole{{MSW3 Bronner | pages = 81}}

| image = Congo Golden mole Huet 1885.jpg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Maree, S. |date=2015 |title=Huetia leucorhina |volume=2015 |page=e.T40597A21288887 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T40597A21288887.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| genus = Huetia

| parent_authority = Forcart, 1942

| species = leucorhina

| authority = (Huet, 1885)

| synonyms =

:Calcochloris leucorhinus (Huet, 1885)

:Chlorotalpa leucorhina (Huet, 1885)

:Chrysochloris leucorhinus (Huet, 1885)

:Calcochloris congicus

:Calcochloris lulanus

:Amblysomus leucorhinus

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision_ref =

| subdivision =

• Huetia leucorhina cahni
• Huetia leucorhina leucorhina (including congicus and lulanus)

| range_map = Congo Golden Mole area.png

| range_map_caption = Congo golden mole range

}}

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.{{BioRef|asm|genus=Huetia |species=leucorhina|access-date=23 July 2020}}

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{{Cite journal |last=Mason |first=Matthew J. |date=August 2003 |title=Bone conduction and seismic sensitivity in golden moles (Chrysochloridae) |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1017/S0952836903003868 |journal=Journal of Zoology |language=en |volume=260 |issue=4 |pages=405–413 |doi=10.1017/S0952836903003868 |issn=0952-8369|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last=Mason |date=2003 |title=Morphology of the middle ear of golden moles (Chrysochloridae) |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/S095283690300387X |journal=Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London |volume=260 |issue=4 |pages=391–403 |doi=10.1017/S095283690300387X |via=Science Citation Index|url-access=subscription }}