Cape Golden Mole

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Cape Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chrysochloris
Subgenus: Chrysochloris
Species: C. asiatica
Binomial name
Chrysochloris asiatica
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Cape Golden Mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. It is native to certain south western regions of South Africa.

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  1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 78. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2006). Chrysochloris asiatica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.

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