Cape Golden Mole

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Cape Golden Mole^[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Chrysochloris
Species:	C. asiatica
Binomial name
*Chrysochloris asiatica* Linnaeus, 1758

Cape Golden Mole range
Synonyms
Chrysochloris auratus (Vosmaer, 1787) Chrysochloris aurea (Pallas, 1778) Chrysochloris capensis Lacépède, 1799 Chrysochloris calviniae Shortridge, 1942 Chrysochloris concolor Shortridge & Carter, 1938 Chrysochloris damarensis Ogilby, 1838 Chrysochloris dixoni Broom, 1946 Chrysochloris elegans Broom, 1946 Chrysochloris minor Roberts, 1919 Chrysochloris namaquensis Broom, 1907 Chrysochloris rubra Lacépède, 1799 Chrysochloris shortridgei Broom, 1946 Chrysochloris taylori Broom, 1950 Chrysochloris tenuis Broom, 1907 Chrysochloris visserae Broom, 1950 Chrysochloris asiatica bayoni De Beaux, 1921 Talpa inaurata (Pallas, 1777)

The Cape Golden Mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. It is native to certain south western regions of South Africa.

[edit] 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=11100065.
^ Bronner, G. (2008). Chrysochloris asiatica. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.

[edit] External links

Manyeleti Private Game Reserve - description of Golden Moles

Wikispecies has information related to: Cape Golden Mole

Extant Afrosoricida species

Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Infraclass Eutheria · Superorder Afrotheria

Suborder Tenrecomorpha (Tenrecs)

Geogalinae

Geogale	Large-eared Tenrec (G. aurita)

Oryzorictinae

Limnogale	Web-footed Tenrec (L. mergulus)

Microgale	Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. brevicaudata) · Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (M. cowani) · Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (M. dobsoni) · Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec (M. drouhardi) · Dryad Shrew Tenrec (M. dryas) · Pale Shrew Tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) · Gracile Shrew Tenrec (M. gracilis) · Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) · Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec (M. jenkinsae) · Northern Shrew Tenrec (M. jobihely) · Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. longicaudata) · Major's Long-tailed Tenrec (M. majori) · Montane Shrew Tenrec (M. monticola) · Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec (M. nasoloi) · Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (M. parvula) · Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. principula) · Least Shrew Tenrec (M. pusilla) · Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (M. soricoides) · Taiva Shrew Tenrec (M. taiva) · Talazac's Shrew Tenrec (M. talazaci) · Thomas's Shrew Tenrec (M. thomasi)

Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like Rice Tenrec (O. hova) · Four-toed Rice Tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Potamogalinae

Micropotamogale	Nimba Otter Shrew (M. lamottei) · Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (M. ruwenzorii)

Potamogale	Giant Otter Shrew (P. velox)

Tenrecinae

Echinops	Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (E. telfairi)

Hemicentetes	Highland Streaked Tenrec (H. nigriceps) · Lowland Streaked Tenrec (H. semispinosus)

Setifer	Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (S. setosus)

Tenrec	Tailless Tenrec (T. ecaudatus)

Suborder Chrysochloridea (Golden moles)

Chrysochlorinae

Carpitalpa	Arend's Golden Mole (C. arendsi)

Chlorotalpa	Duthie's Golden Mole (C. duthieae) · Sclater's Golden Mole (C. sclateri)

Chrysochloris	Subgenus Chrysochloris: *Cape Golden Mole (C. asiatica)* · Visagie's Golden Mole (C. visagiei) Subgenus Kilimatalpa: Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (C. stuhlmanni)

Chrysospalax	Giant Golden Mole (C. trevelyani) · Rough-haired Golden Mole (C. villosus)

Cryptochloris	De Winton's Golden Mole (C. wintoni) · Van Zyl's Golden Mole (C. zyli)

Eremitalpa	Grant's Golden Mole (E. granti)

Amblysominae

Amblysomus	Fynbos Golden Mole (A. corriae) · Hottentot Golden Mole (A. hottentotus) · Marley's Golden Mole (A. marleyi) · Robust Golden Mole (A. robustus) · Highveld Golden Mole (A. septentrionalis)

Calcochloris	Subgenus Huetia: Congo Golden Mole (C. leucorhinus) Subgenus Calcochloris: Yellow Golden Mole (C. obtusirostris) Subgenus incertae sedis: Somali Golden Mole (C. tytonis)

Neamblysomus	Gunning's Golden Mole (N. gunningi) · Juliana's Golden Mole (N. julianae)