Visagie's golden mole[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chrysochloris
Species:
C. visagiei
Binomial name
Chrysochloris visagiei
Broom, 1950
Visagie's golden mole range
Synonyms

Chrysochloris asiatica visagiei

Visagie's golden mole (Chrysochloris visagiei) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles, endemic to South Africa.

References

  1. Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Bronner, G. (2015). "Chrysochloris visagiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4812A21287855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4812A21287855.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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