Chrysochloris

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Chrysochlorinae
Genus: Chrysochloris
Species: C. asiatica - C. stuhlmanni - C. visagiei

Name

Chrysochloris Lacépède, 1799

Type species: Chrysochloris capensis Lacépède, 1799 (= Talpa asiatica Linnaeus, 1758).

References

* Tabl. Mamm.: 7.
* Chrysochloris on Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Chrysochloris Lacépède, 1799 Report on ITIS

Chrysochloris is a genus of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It contains the following species:

* Subgenus Chrysochloris
o Cape Golden Mole (Chrysochloris asiatica)
o Visagie's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris visagiei)
* Subgenus Kilimatalpa
o Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni)

References

1. ^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (16 November 2005). "Order Afrosoricida (pp. 71-81)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 78-79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100062.