Amblysomus robustus

Bronner, 2000

Robust Golden Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Afrotheria
Order : Afrosoricida
Suborder : Chrysochloridea
Family : Chrysochloridae
Subfamily : Amblysominae
Genus : Amblysomus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Bronner, G.N. 2000. New species and subspecies of Golden Mole (Chrysochloridae: Amblysomus) from Mpumalanga, South Africa. Mammalia 64(1):41-54.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2000.64.1.41

Original name as described

Amblysomus robustus

Type material

TM 41666

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Verloren-Vallei Provincial Nature Reserve (25°18'S; 30°08'E), 22 km north-east of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Elevation 2 150 m a.s.l."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000468

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Amblysomus robustus

Bronner, 2000

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

robustus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 41666

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

42

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #62008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #62008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000468) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62008/21284697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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