Chlorotalpa duthieae

(Broom, 1907)

Duthie's Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Broom, R. 1907-01. A contribution to the knowledge of the Cape golden moles. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 18(1):283-311.

Original name as described

Chrysochloris duthieae

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

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