Sclater's golden mole[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Chrysochloridae |
Genus: | Chlorotalpa |
Species: | C. sclateri
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Binomial name | |
Chlorotalpa sclateri (Broom, 1907)
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Subspecies | |
Chlorotalpa sclateri guillarmodi | |
Sclater's golden mole range | |
Synonyms | |
Amblysomus sclateri |
Sclater's golden mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry and high-altitude shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas. This species is locally common, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[2]