Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Matschie, 1894

Stuhlmann's Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Matschie, P. 1894. Herr Matschie legte drei neue Säugethiere (Herpestes, Pediotragus, Chrysochloris) von Ostafrika vor. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1894:121-125.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43581233

Original name as described

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Type material

ZMB 29456, ZMB 85340

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Kinjawanga, 950m (elevation), west of the Issango-Semliki river, “ungefä hr 0°27’ 30” nördl. / 29°50’ östl., dicht an der Südgrenze des Urwaldgebietes [modern dat DR Congo, near the Ugandan border]" and "foot of Runssoro near Keravia in Ukondjo," Uganda.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Uganda · Kenya · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

it is somtimes placed in its own genus, Kilimatalpa

Taxonomy notes citation

Bronner, G. 2015. Chrysochloris stuhlmanni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T40601A21288271. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T40601A21288271.en. Downloaded on 27 April 2017.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000479

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 vermiculus

O. Thomas, 1910

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

vermiculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.3.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dc477aba-9653-4336-94f9-458f5f07f6af

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094503

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Chlorotalpa fosteri

(St. Leger, 1931)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1931.11.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6950e3d9-e162-447a-ad48-c3b4a9392061

Authority page

605

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chlorotalpa tropicalis

(G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:22435

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:22435

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1937:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  2. Simonetta (1968:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  3. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni balsaci

Lamotte & Petter, 1981

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

balsaci

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1980-59

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1980-59

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

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

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Matschie, 1894

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

stuhlmanni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 29456, ZMB 85340

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43581233

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:63, 64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40601/21288271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chlorotalpa stuhlmanni

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

stuhlmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Chlorotalpa vermiculus

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

vermiculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni stuhlmanni

Bronner & P. D. Jenkins, 2005

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

stuhlmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni fosteri

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni tropicalis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Chrysochloris stuhlmanni vermiculus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

vermiculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Carpitalpa stuhlmanni

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

stuhlmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Carpitalpa stuhlmanni stuhlmanni

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

stuhlmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Carpitalpa stuhlmanni fosteri

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

Carpitalpa stuhlmanni vermicula

(Simonetta, 1968)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

vermicula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

41

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)

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