Giant Golden Mole

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Giant Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chrysospalax
Species: C. trevelyani
Binomial name
Chrysospalax trevelyani
(Günther, 1875)

The Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is an endangered species of golden mole whose natural habit is the forests of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.

[edit] References

  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, 79. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2006). Chrysospalax trevelyani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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