Raptors such as the barred owl and broad-winged hawk, and larger mammals are potential predators of the hairy-tailed mole. Even smaller mammals such as the short-tailed shrew may prey upon nestlings.

The animal, a type of shrew mole, was discovered on Mount Huanggang, a 7,000-foot peak in southeast China, according to a study published Dec. 7 in the journal ZooKeys. Five specimens were ...

Elephant shrews, or sengis, are neither elephants nor ... such as the DeWinton's golden mole, a relative of the sengi, and the Ilin Island cloudrunner." DNA analysis shows that the Somali sengi ...