Calcochloris obtusirostris
(W. C. H. Peters, 1851)
Yellow Golden Mole
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
Superorder | : Afrotheria |
Order | : Afrosoricida |
Suborder | : Chrysochloridea |
Family | : Chrysochloridae |
Subfamily | : Amblysominae |
Genus | : Calcochloris |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Peters, W.C.H. 1851. Eine Mittheilung über zwei neue Insectivoren aus Mossambique. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1851:467-468.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11056579Original name as described
Chrysochloris obtusirostris
Type material
RMNH.MAM.39015.a, RMNH.MAM.39015.b, ZMB 719, ZMB 720, ZMB 12945, ZMB 31020, ZMB 85341
Type kind
syntypes
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39015.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.39015.bType locality
Inhambane, coastal Mozambique.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Zimbabwe · Mozambique · South Africa
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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