Eremitalpa granti
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Grant's golden mole (Eremitalpa granti; colloquially also: dune shark) is a golden mole species. It is the only member of the genus Eremitalpa. Like all other golden moles, the build of these animals is similar to the moles, though they are not closely related, and are adapted to a life of digging. The front extremities are remodelled to digging claws; in contrast to most other species of its family, they have three claws each. The tail is physically not visible, there are no auricles, the eyes are covered with fur, and the mouth is bearing a leather-like pad, which also serves for digging.
Grant's golden moles have long silky fur, which is coloured grey on cubs and sandy on older animals. With a length of 7.5 to 9 cm (3.0 to 3.5 in) and a weight of 15 to 25 g (0.53 to 0.88 oz) it is the smallest member of family Chrysocholoridae.
Grant's golden mole lives on the western coast of South Africa and in south western Namibia. Its natural habitat is dry areas, mostly sandy deserts. In contrast to many other golden moles, Grant's golden mole rarely builds lasting tunnels. It "swims" through the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Namib-Naukluft National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grant's Golden Mole sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 26 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grant's Golden Mole in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grant's Golden Mole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Namib-Naukluft National Park, in our data
Namib-Naukluft National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Grant's Golden Mole sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grant's Golden Mole is recorded against all the mammals logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (14 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
