Fynbos golden mole

Fynbos golden mole

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Amblysomus
Species:
A. corriae
Binomial name
Amblysomus corriae
Thomas, 1905
Subspecies

Amblysomus corriae corriae
Amblysomus corriae devilliersi

Fynbos golden mole range
Synonyms
  • Amblysomus hottentotus devilliersi
  • Amblysomus iris corriae

The fynbos golden mole (Amblysomus corriae) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is endemic to South Africa.

Its natural habitats are fynbos vegetation, temperate forests, shrubland, and grassland, subtropical or tropical lowland moist forest and dry grassland, moist savanna, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

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