Rough-haired Golden Mole

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Rough-haired Golden Mole^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Chrysospalax
Species:	C. villosus

Binomial name

Chrysospalax villosus
(A. Smith, 1833)

The Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations , rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

[edit] References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2006). Chrysospalax villosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.

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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)