Afrosoricida (Golden Moles and Tenrecs)

Species in this group

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

LC

Hemicentetes semispinosus

Setifer setosus

Tenrec ecaudatus

Chrysochloris asiatica

10–20% · With luck

LC

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Eremitalpa granti

Microgale drouhardi

Microgale mergulus

Amblysomus hottentotus

0–10% · With luck

NT

Amblysomus corriae

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

0–10

Feb

0–10

Mar

10–20

Apr

0–10

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

0–10

Aug

0–10

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

0–10

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	P(≥1)
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	4	40–50%
	Lowland Streaked Tenrec			30–40%
	Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec			Insufficient data
	Aquatic Tenrec			Insufficient data
	Greater Hedgehog Tenrec			Insufficient data
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	20–30%
	Greater Hedgehog Tenrec			Insufficient data
	Tail-less Tenrec			Insufficient data
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Golden Mole			10–20%
4	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	10–20%
	Stuhlmann's Golden Mole			Insufficient data
5	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	Grant's Golden Mole			0–10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Cape Golden Mole			0–10%
	Fynbos Golden Mole			Insufficient data
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	0–10%
	Hottentot Golden Mole			0–10%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Hottentot Golden Mole			Insufficient data

Golden Moles and Tenrecs

Species in this group

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Greater Hedgehog Tenrec

Tail-less Tenrec

Cape Golden Mole

Stuhlmann's Golden Mole

Grant's Golden Mole

Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec

Aquatic Tenrec

Hottentot Golden Mole

Fynbos Golden Mole

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Golden Moles and Tenrecs

Parks Ranked