order

Afrosoricida

Afrosoricida is an order in the class Mammalia. This database currently files 69 species under it, 13 of them threatened.

Species filed: 69
Threatened: 13
Countries recorded: 0
With a free photo: 22%
Weight range: 3.4 g – 868 g

What is in Afrosoricida?

8 families filed directly under this order.

Tenrecidae
tailless tenrec, greater hedgehog tenrec, lesser hedgehog tenrec, lowland streaked tenrec …
40 species
Chrysochloridae
giant golden mole, grant's golden mole, cape golden mole, de winton's golden mole …
26 species
Potamogalidae
giant otter shrew, nimba otter shrew, ruwenzori otter shrew
3 species
Eochrysochloris
0 species
Jawharia
0 species
Nanogale
0 species
Scalopus
0 species
Widanelfarasia
0 species

Best-known members of Afrosoricida

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Tailless tenrec

Tenrec ecaudatus

Tenrecidae

Giant otter shrew

Potamogale velox

Potamogalidae

Greater hedgehog tenrec

Setifer setosus

Tenrecidae

Lesser hedgehog tenrec

Echinops telfairi

Tenrecidae

Giant golden mole

Chrysospalax trevelyani

Chrysochloridae

Grant's golden mole

Eremitalpa granti

ChrysochloridaeNo free photo yet

Lowland streaked tenrec

Hemicentetes semispinosus

Tenrecidae

Cape golden mole

Chrysochloris asiatica

Chrysochloridae

How threatened is Afrosoricida?

46 of 69 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	1	2%
ENEndangered	5	11%
VUVulnerable	7	15%
NTNear Threatened	2	4%
LCLeast Concern	28	61%
DDData Deficient	3	7%

All species in Afrosoricida

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
Tailless tenrec	Tenrec ecaudatus	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	868 g	Not recorded
Giant otter shrew	Potamogale velox	Potamogalidae	Least Concern	660 g	Not recorded
Greater hedgehog tenrec	Setifer setosus	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	294 g	Not recorded
Lesser hedgehog tenrec	Echinops telfairi	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	180 g	Not recorded
Giant golden mole	Chrysospalax trevelyani	Chrysochloridae	Endangered	426.5 g	Not recorded
Grant's golden mole	Eremitalpa granti	Chrysochloridae	Least Concern	26.1 g	Not recorded
Lowland streaked tenrec	Hemicentetes semispinosus	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	137.8 g	Not recorded
Cape golden mole	Chrysochloris asiatica	Chrysochloridae	Least Concern	49 g	Not recorded
Large-eared tenrec	Geogale aurita	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	7 g	Not recorded
De Winton's golden mole	Cryptochloris wintoni	Chrysochloridae	Critically Endangered	22.9 g	Not recorded
Nimba otter shrew	Micropotamogale lamottei	Potamogalidae	Vulnerable	69.6 g	Not recorded
Ruwenzori otter shrew	Micropotamogale ruwenzorii	Potamogalidae	Least Concern	98.5 g	Not recorded
Mole-like rice tenrec	Oryzorictes hova	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	36.5 g	Not recorded
Hottentot golden mole	Amblysomus hottentotus	Chrysochloridae	Least Concern	52.6 g	Not recorded
Short-tailed shrew tenrec	Microgale brevicaudata	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	11.3 g	Not recorded
Cowan's shrew tenrec	Microgale cowani	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	13.8 g	Not recorded
Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec	Microgale longicaudata	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	7.3 g	Not recorded
Yellow golden mole	Calcochloris obtusirostris	Chrysochloridae	Least Concern	24.1 g	Not recorded
Arends's golden mole	Carpitalpa arendsi	Chrysochloridae	Vulnerable	52.3 g	Not recorded
Duthie's golden mole	Chlorotalpa duthieae	Chrysochloridae	Vulnerable	49.7 g	Not recorded
Sclater's golden mole	Chlorotalpa sclateri	Chrysochloridae	Least Concern	41 g	Not recorded
Van Zyl's golden mole	Cryptochloris zyli	Chrysochloridae	Endangered	25 g	Not recorded
Highland streaked tenrec	Hemicentetes nigriceps	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	103 g	Not recorded
Dryad shrew tenrec	Microgale dryas	Tenrecidae	Vulnerable	40 g	Not recorded
Gracile shrew tenrec	Microgale gracilis	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	23.3 g	Not recorded
Four-toed rice tenrec	Oryzorictes tetradactylus	Tenrecidae	Data Deficient	36 g	Not recorded
Montane shrew tenrec	Microgale monticola	Tenrecidae	Vulnerable	13.9 g	Not recorded
Pygmy shrew tenrec	Microgale parvula	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	3.4 g	Not recorded
Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec	Microgale principula	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	10.2 g	Not recorded
Thomas's shrew tenrec	Microgale thomasi	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	22.9 g	Not recorded
Fynbos golden mole	Amblysomus corriae	Chrysochloridae	Near Threatened	64.8 g	Not recorded
Visagie's golden mole	Chrysochloris visagiei	Chrysochloridae	Data Deficient	30 g	Not recorded
Drouhard's shrew tenrec	Microgale drouhardi	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	10.5 g	Not recorded
Pale shrew tenrec	Microgale fotsifotsy	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	7.7 g	Not recorded
Naked-nosed shrew tenrec	Microgale gymnorhyncha	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	18.2 g	Not recorded
Nasolo's shrew tenrec	Microgale nasoloi	Tenrecidae	Vulnerable	13.8 g	Not recorded
Least shrew tenrec	Microgale pusilla	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	3.4 g	Not recorded
Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec	Microgale soricoides	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	18.7 g	Not recorded
Taiva shrew tenrec	Microgale taiva	Tenrecidae	Least Concern	12.4 g	Not recorded
Gunning's golden mole	Neamblysomus gunningi	Chrysochloridae	Endangered	35.8 g	Not recorded
Juliana's golden mole	Neamblysomus julianae	Chrysochloridae	Endangered	22 g	Not recorded
Marley's golden mole	Amblysomus marleyi	Chrysochloridae	Endangered	64.8 g	Not recorded
Robust golden mole	Amblysomus robustus	Chrysochloridae	Vulnerable	64.8 g	Not recorded
Highveld golden mole	Amblysomus septentrionalis	Chrysochloridae	Near Threatened	64.8 g	Not recorded
Stuhlmann's golden mole	Chrysochloris stuhlmanni	Chrysochloridae	Least Concern	39.8 g	Not recorded
Jenkins' shrew tenrec	Microgale jenkinsae	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Dark shrew tenrec	Microgale jobihely	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Major's shrew tenrec	Microgale majori	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Grandidier's shrew tenrec	Microgale grandidieri	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Otter shrew	Microgale mergulus	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	78.6 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Chrysochloris arenosa	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Chrysochloris bronneri	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Congo golden mole	Huetia leucorhina	Chrysochloridae	Data Deficient	49.7 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale longirostris	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Chrysochloris capensis	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Chrysochloris holosericea	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Rough-haired golden mole	Chrysospalax villosa	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	119.9 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Cryptochloris concolor	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Dasogale fontoynonti	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Somali golden mole	Huetia tytonis	Chrysochloridae	Not recorded	49.7 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale crassipes	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale decaryi	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale melanorrhachis	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale occidentalis	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale prolixicaudata	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Not recorded	Microgale sorella	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Dobson's shrew tenrec	Nesogale dobsoni	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	38 g	Not recorded
Talzac's shrew tenrec	Nesogale talazaci	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	48 g	Not recorded
Not recorded	Oryzorictes niger	Tenrecidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded