Order

Golden Moles and Tenrecs

Afrosoricida

10 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderAfrosoricida (Golden Moles and Tenrecs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Hemicentetes semispinosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Setifer setosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tenrec ecaudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Chrysochloris asiatica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Eremitalpa granti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Microgale drouhardi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU Endemic

Microgale mergulus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amblysomus hottentotus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Amblysomus corriae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Golden Moles and Tenrecs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	~40%
	Lowland Streaked Tenrec			~30%
	🐒 Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec			Insufficient data
	🐒 Aquatic Tenrec			Insufficient data
	Greater Hedgehog Tenrec			Insufficient data
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	~20%
	Greater Hedgehog Tenrec			Insufficient data
	Tail-less Tenrec			Insufficient data
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape Golden Mole			~10%
4	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Stuhlmann's Golden Mole			Insufficient data
5	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Grant's Golden Mole			~10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cape Golden Mole			~10%
	Fynbos Golden Mole			Insufficient data
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Hottentot Golden Mole			~10%
8	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	Stuhlmann's Golden Mole			Insufficient data
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Hottentot Golden Mole			Insufficient data