- Chrysospalax
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Chrysospalax[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Afrosoricida Family: Chrysochloridae Genus: Chrysospalax
Gill, 1883Species - C. villosus
- C. trevelyani
Chrysospalax is a small genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. The two members are endemic to South Africa. It contains the following species:
- Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus)
- Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani)
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=11100071.
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