Sclater's golden mole

Sclater's golden mole[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chlorotalpa
Species:
C. sclateri
Binomial name
Chlorotalpa sclateri
(Broom, 1907)
Subspecies

Chlorotalpa sclateri guillarmodi
Chlorotalpa sclateri montana
Chlorotalpa sclateri sclateri
Chlorotalpa sclateri shortridgei

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]

  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. 78. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Bronner, G. (2015). "Chlorotalpa sclateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4766A21285759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4766A21285759.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.