Chrysochloris asiatica

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Cape Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033864

Original name as described

Talpa asiatica

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.564

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93a4b401-eed2-485d-948e-39d59bc73077

Type locality

"In Sibiria". Restricted by P. S. Pallas in 1777 to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000478

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 Damarensis

W. Ogilby, 1838

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

damarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6cfe74a5-373b-43a6-94bf-4a03ee2a4c99

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571062

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Blyth (1863:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Simonetta (1968:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  4. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Talpa asiatica

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

asiatica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.564

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93a4b401-eed2-485d-948e-39d59bc73077

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033864

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Thunberg (1811:307, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)

Sorex auratus

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

aurata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.564

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/93a4b401-eed2-485d-948e-39d59bc73077

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637192

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Chrysochloris asiatica taylori

Broom, 1950

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

taylori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM 11032

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Simonetta (1968:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris shortridgei

Broom, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

shortridgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM 813

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

333

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris concolor

Shortridge & T. D. Carter, 1938

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM 850

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

284

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40891085

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris asiatica visserae

Broom, 1950

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

visserae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8784

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris minor

A. Roberts, 1919

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361403

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris rufa

Lesson, 1827

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207593

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Smith (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Chrysochloris aurea

Lesson, 1842

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Chrysochloris inaurata

Fitzinger, 1855

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

inaurata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

443

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Fitzinger (1855:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Chrysochloris asiatica

A. Roberts, 1937

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

asiatica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

88

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Simonetta (1968:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000478) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40600/21288387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chrysochloris asiatica asiatica

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

asiatica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Chrysochloris asiatica namaquensis

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

namaquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Chrysochloris asiatica minor

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Chrysochloris asiatica bayoni

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

bayoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Chrysochloris asiatica concolor

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Talpa inaurata

(Pallas in von Schreber, 1777)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

inaurata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064884

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Talpa aurea

(Pallas in von Schreber, 1778)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

aurea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

562

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529270

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris capensis

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Fischer (1814:x, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  3. Lesson (1827:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Smith (1842:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  5. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris rubra

Daudin, 1802

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

rubra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033408

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

auratus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

auratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404895

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris namaquensis

Broom, 1907

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

namaquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

266

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229029

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris tenuis

Broom, 1907

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

tenuis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229030

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris bayoni

De Beaux, 1921

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

bayoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris calviniae

Shortridge, 1942

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

calviniae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

75 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888992

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris dixoni

Broom, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

dixoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

329

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris elegans

Broom, 1946

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

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