Sclater's Golden Mole

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Sclater's Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chlorotalpa
Species: C. sclateri
Binomial name
Chlorotalpa sclateri
(Broom, 1907)

Sclater's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas.[2]

[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, 78. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Afrotheria Specialist Group (Tenrec Section), Rakotondravony, D. & Goodman, S. (2006). Chlorotalpa sclateri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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