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Rough-haired Golden Mole[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Afrosoricida Family: Chrysochloridae Genus: Chrysospalax Species: C. villosus Binomial name Chrysospalax villosus
(A. Smith, 1833)Subspecies Chrysospalax villosus dobsoni
Chrysospalax villosus leschae
Chrysospalax villosus rufopallidus
Chrysospalax villosus rufus
Chyrsospalax villosus transvaalensis
Chrysospalax villosus villosusRough-haired Golden Mole range The Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[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. 79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100073.
- ^ a b Bronner, G. (2008). Chrysospalax villosus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
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