Visagie's Golden Mole

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iVisagie's Golden Mole
Conservation status
Data deficient (DD)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chrysochloris
Species: C. visagiei
Binomial name
Chrysochloris visagiei
(Broom, 1950)

Visagie's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris visagiei) is a mole endemic to South Africa. It is listed as a critically endangered species.

[edit] References

  • Bronner (2006). Chrysochloris visagiei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as data deficient
  • 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.