Visagie's golden mole
Visagie's golden mole (Chrysochloris visagiei) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles, endemic to South Africa.
| Visagie's golden mole[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Chrysochloridae |
| Genus: | Chrysochloris |
| Species: | C. visagiei |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysochloris visagiei Broom, 1950 | |
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| Visagie's golden mole range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chrysochloris asiatica visagiei | |
References
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- 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.
- 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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