HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER AFROSORICIDA
--> SUBORDER CHRYSOCHLORIDEA
--> FAMILY Chrysochloridae
--> SUBFAMILY Chrysochlorinae
--> GENUS Chrysospalax
SPECIES Chrysospalax villosus
Author: | A. Smith, 1833. | Citation: | S. Afr. Quart. J., 2: 81. | Common Name: | Rough-haired Golden Mole | Type Locality: | "Towards Natal", near Durban, South Africa; see Roberts (1951:121). | Distribution: | Eastern Cape Prov., KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and S Mpumalanga (South Africa). | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | Validity of subspecies unclear, treatment here follows Meester et al. (1986:16) |
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