Van Zyl's Golden Mole

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iVan Zyl's Golden Mole
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Cryptochloris
Species: C. zyli
Binomial name
Chrysochloris zyli
(Shortridge & Carter, 1938)

Van Zyl's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris zyli) is a golden mole endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss.

[edit] References

  • Bronner, Gary N., Jenkins, Paulina D. (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 79. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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