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Chrysospalax trevelyani

Chrysospalax trevelyani (*)

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: Chrysospalax
Species: Chrysospalax trevelyani

Name

Chrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875)

Type locality: South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Pirie Forest, near King William's Town.

References

* Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1875: 311.
* Chrysospalax trevelyani 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: Chrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875) (Endangered)
* Chrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875) Report on ITIS


Vernacular names
English: Giant Golden Mole
Polski: Złotokret olbrzymi

The Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is an endangered species of golden mole whose natural habit is the forests of Eastern Cape Province in 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=11100072.
2. ^ Bronner, G. (2008). Chrysospalax trevelyani. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 December 2008.

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