Chrysochloris visagiei

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 visagiei

Name

Chrysochloris visagiei Broom, 1950

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape Prov., Gouna (54 mi. [87 km] E Calvinia).

References

* Ann. Transvaal Mus., 21: 238.
* Chrysochloris visagiei 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 visagiei Broom, 1950 (Data Deficient)
* Chrysochloris visagiei Broom, 1950 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names
English: Visagie's Golden Mole

Visagie's Golden Mole (Chrysochloris visagiei) is a mole endemic to 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. 79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100070.
2. ^ Bronner, G. (2008). Chrysochloris visagiei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.