Fynbos golden mole

Fynbos golden mole[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Amblysomus
Species:
A. corriae
Binomial name
Amblysomus corriae
Thomas, 1905
Subspecies

Amblysomus corriae corriae
Amblysomus corriae devilliersi

Fynbos golden mole range
Synonyms
  • Amblysomus hottentotus devilliersi
  • Amblysomus iris corriae

The fynbos golden mole (Amblysomus corriae) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is endemic to South Africa.

Its natural habitats are fynbos vegetation, temperate forests, shrubland, and grassland, subtropical or tropical lowland moist forest and dry grassland, moist savanna, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

  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. 80. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Bronner, G.; Mynhardt, S. (2015). "Amblysomus corriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62006A21284863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62006A21284863.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.