Yellow Golden Mole

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Yellow Golden Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Calcochloris
Species: C. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Calcochloris obtusirostris
(Peters, 1851)

The Yellow Golden Mole (Calcochloris obtusirostris) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.[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, 81. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2006). Calcochloris obtusirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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