Neamblysomus gunningi

(Broom, 1908)

Gunning's Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Broom, R. 1908. Further observations on the Chrysochloridae. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 1:14-16.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50470715

Original name as described

Chrysochloris gunningi

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Woodbush Hill, Zoutpansberg [= Soutpansberg district]," Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000473

Country distribution map

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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.

Chrysochloris gunningi

(Broom, 1908)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

gunningi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50470715

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439530) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Amblysomus gunningi

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

gunningi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Neamblysomus gunningi

Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

gunningi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1087/21283546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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