Highveld golden mole
| Highveld golden mole[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Chrysochloridae |
| Genus: | Amblysomus |
| Species: | A. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblysomus septentrionalis Roberts, 1913 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Amblysomus septentrionalis orangensis | |
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| Highveld golden mole range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amblysomus iris septentrionalis | |
The highveld golden mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are forests, moist savanna, temperate shrubland and grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.[2]
References
- ^ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Rampartab, C. (2015). "Amblysomus septentrionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62009A21284057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62009A21284057.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.