Chrysospalax trevelyani

(A. Günther, 1875)

Giant Golden Mole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Günther, A. 1875-08. Description of a new species of Chrysochloris from South Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875(2):311-312.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501538

Original name as described

Chrysochloris trevelyani

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1875.4.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fd7f2453-7b74-4d4d-ba1c-f4667071cb3e

Type locality

Pirie Forest, King Williams Town, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000481

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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 trevelyani

(A. Günther, 1875)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

trevelyani

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.4.8.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fd7f2453-7b74-4d4d-ba1c-f4667071cb3e

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501538

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Chrysospalax Trevelyani

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

trevelyani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439532

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Simonetta (1968:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4828) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4828/21289898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Chalcochloris trevelyani

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

trevelyani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

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