Yellow golden mole

Yellow golden mole[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Calcochloris
Species:
C. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Calcochloris obtusirostris
(Peters, 1851)
Yellow golden mole range
Synonyms

''Calcochloris antedates
Chrysotricha obtusirostris
Huetia obtusirostris''

The yellow golden mole (Calcochloris obtusirostris) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-natal and the Limpopo), and Zimbabwe. The yellow golden mole's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forests, savanna, arable land, pasture, plantations, and rural gardens.

The C. o. chrysillus subspecies occurs in coastal forests, savannas and northern KwaZulu-natal. All species of Calcochloris live close to human settlements and thrive in urban gardens and rural places.[2]

Yellow golden moles are likely to dig at the base of trees and create underground "nest" in which they forage for food. Its diet mainly consists of insecta, small lizards, flies, and other tiny animals found underground.[3]

  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. 81. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Maree, S. (2015). "Calcochloris obtusirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T3519A21284422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T3519A21284422.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Yellow Golden Mole" (PDF).