Huetia leucorhina

(J. Huet, 1885)

Congo Golden Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Afrosoricida
Suborder : Chrysochloridea
Family : Chrysochloridae
Subfamily : Amblysominae
Genus : Huetia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Huet, J. 1885. Note sur une espèce nouvelle de Chrysochlore de la côte du Golfe de Guinée et sur les insectivores du même genre faisant partie de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle (3)8:1-16.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36874935

Original name as described

Chrysochloris leucorhina

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1883-679

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1883-679

Type locality

"[Republic of] Congo sur la côte du golfe de Guinée [= Gulf Coast of Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Gabon · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola

Taxonomy notes

moved from Calcochloris to Huetia; should be leucorhina to match genus

Taxonomy notes citation

Asher, R. J., Maree, S., Bronner, G., Bennett, N. C., Bloomer, P., Czechowski, P., ... & Hofreiter, M. (2010). A phylogenetic estimate for golden moles (Mammalia, Afrotheria, Chrysochloridae). BMC evolutionary biology, 10(1), 69.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000471

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Chrysochloris congicus

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

congica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.12.10.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b750df2c-d3ba-4526-9d4b-216b0a2c45a8

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094503

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris leucorhina

(J. Huet, 1885)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1883-679

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1883-679

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36874935

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Neamblysomus luluanus

(Forcart, 1942)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

luluana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 3828

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714822

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris leucorhina cahni

(E. Schwarz & Mertens, 1922)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

cahni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:6546

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

151

Authority publication

Senckenbergiana

Chlorotalpa cahni

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

cahni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Chlorotalpa congicus

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Chlorotalpa leucorhina

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Calcochloris leucorhinus cahni

(Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

cahni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Calcochloris leucorhinus

(Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Calcochloris leucorhinus leucorhinus

(Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Huetia leucorhina

Beck, N. M. Warburton, M. Archer, Hand, & K. P. Aplin, 2016

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58980963

Authority publication

Memoirs of Museum Victoria

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40597/21288887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Huetia leucorhina cahni

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

cahni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Huetia leucorhina leucorhina

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Amblysomus leucorhinus

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Amblysomus leucorhinus leucorhinus

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

leucorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Amblysomus leucorhinus cahni

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

cahni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Amblysomus leucorhinus congicus

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

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