Duthie's Golden Mole

Duthie's Golden Mole
Duthie's Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chlorotalpa
Species: C. duthieae
Binomial name
Chlorotalpa duthieae
(Broom, 1907)
Duthie's Golden Mole range
Synonyms

Amblysomus duthieae
Chlorotalpa sclateri duthieae

Duthie's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (16 November 2005). "Order Afrosoricida (pp. 71-81)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 78. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100056. 
  2. ^ a b Bronner, G. (2008). Chlorotalpa duthieae. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
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