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: Chrysochloris asiatica
Name
Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type locality: "In Sibiria"; usually taken as Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. See Ellerman et al. (1953).
Synonyms
* Chrysochloris auratus (Vosmaer, 1787)
* Chrysochloris aurea (Pallas, 1778)
* Chrysochloris capensis Lacépède, 1799
* Chrysochloris calviniae Shortridge, 1942
* Chrysochloris concolor Shortridge & Carter, 1938
* Chrysochloris damarensis Ogilby, 1838
* Chrysochloris dixoni Broom, 1946
* Chrysochloris elegans Broom, 1946
* Chrysochloris minor Roberts, 1919
* Chrysochloris namaquensis Broom, 1907
* Chrysochloris rubra Lacépède, 1799
* Chrysochloris shortridgei Broom, 1946
* Chrysochloris taylori Broom, 1950
* Chrysochloris tenuis Broom, 1907
* Chrysochloris visserae Broom, 1950
* Chrysochloris asiatica bayoni De Beaux, 1921
* Talpa inaurata (Pallas, 1777)
References
* Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 53.
* Chrysochloris asiatica 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
* IUCN link: Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
* Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
English: Cape Golden Mole
Polski: Złotokret
The Cape Golden Mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. It is native to certain south western regions of South Africa.
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. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100065.
2. ^ Bronner, G. (2008). Chrysochloris asiatica. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.
