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Sclater's Golden Mole[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Afrosoricida Family: Chrysochloridae Genus: Chlorotalpa Species: C. sclateri Binomial name Chlorotalpa sclateri
(Broom, 1907)Subspecies Chlorotalpa sclateri guillarmodi
Chlorotalpa sclateri montana
Chlorotalpa sclateri sclateri
Chlorotalpa sclateri shortridgei
Sclater's Golden Mole range Synonyms Amblysomus sclateri
Sclater's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.[2]
References
- ^ 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=11100057.
- ^ a b Bronner, G. (2008). Chlorotalpa sclateri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
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