Stuhlmann's golden mole

Stuhlmann's golden mole[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chrysochloris
Subgenus: Kilimatalpa
Species: C. stuhlmanni
Binomial name
Chrysochloris stuhlmanni
Matschie, 1894
Stuhlmann's golden mole range

Stuhlmann's golden mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and pastureland.[2]

References

  1. Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 1 2 Bronner, G. (2008). Chrysochloris stuhlmanni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2008.


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