Gunning's Golden Mole

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Gunning’s Golden Mole
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Afrosoricida Family: Chrysochloridae Genus: Neamblysomus Species: N. gunningi
Binomial name
Neamblysomus gunningi (Broom, 1908)

The Gunning's Golden Mole Neamblysomus gunningi is a small mammal endemic to South Africa, which means it is found no where else on earth. It was listed in 2006 as an endangered species. Its decreasing numbers are due to habitat clearance or destruction and predation from domesticated cats and dogs. They are a burrowing animal, and spend the majority of their time underground. They range in size between 8 and 20 cm.

[edit] References

• http://www.africanfauna.com/gunningsgoldenmole.php

v • d • e Extant Afrosoricida species   Suborder Tenrecomorpha Geogale Large-eared Tenrec (Geogale aurita) Limnogale Web-footed Tenrec (Limnogale mergulus) Microgale Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale brevicaudata) · Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale cowani) · Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dobsoni) · Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale drouhardi) · Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas) · Pale Shrew Tenrec (Microgale fotsifotsy) · Gracile Shrew Tenrec (Microgale gracilis) · Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale gymnorhyncha) · Microgale jobihely · Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale longicaudata) · Montane Shrew Tenrec (Microgale monticola) · Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale nasoloi) · Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (Microgale parvula) · Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale principula) · Least Shrew Tenrec (Microgale pusilla) · Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (Microgale soricoides) · Taiva Shrew Tenrec (Microgale taiva) · Talazac's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale talazaci) · Thomas's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale thomasi) Oryzorictes Mole-like Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes hova) · Four-toed Rice Tenrec (Oryzorictes tetradactylus) Micropotamogale Nimba Otter Shrew (Micropotamogale lamottei) · Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (Micropotamogale ruwenzorii) Potamogale Giant Otter Shrew (Potamogale velox) Echinops Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi) Hemicentetes Highland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes nigriceps) · Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) Setifer Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus) Tenrec Common Tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus)   Suborder Chrysochloridea Carpitalpa Arend's Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) Chlorotalpa Duthie's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae) · Sclater's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri) Chrysochloris Subgenus Chrysochloris: Cape Golden Mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) · Visagie's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris visagiei) Subgenus Kilimatalpa: Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni) Chrysospalax Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) · Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus) Cryptochloris De Winton's Golden Mole (Cryptochloris wintoni) · Van Zyl's Golden Mole (Cryptochloris zyli) Eremitalpa Grant's Golden Mole (Eremitalpa granti) Amblysomus Fynbos Golden Mole (Amblysomus corriae) · Hottentot Golden Mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) · Marley's Golden Mole (Amblysomus marleyi) · Robust Golden Mole (Amblysomus robustus) · Highveld Golden Mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis) Calcochloris Subgenus Huetia: Congo Golden Mole (Calcochloris leucorhinus) Subgenus Calcochloris: Yellow Golden Mole (Calcochloris obtusirostris) Subgenus incertae sedis: Somali Golden Mole (Calcochloris tytonis) Neamblysomus Juliana's Golden Mole (Neamblysomus julianae) · Gunning's Golden Mole (Neamblysomus gunningi)