Species of mammal
| Fynbos golden mole[1] |
Conservation status |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[2] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Chrysochloridae |
| Genus: | Amblysomus |
| Species: | A. corriae |
| Binomial name |
Amblysomus corriae
Thomas, 1905 |
| Subspecies |
| Amblysomus corriae corriae
Amblysomus corriae devilliersi |
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| Fynbos golden mole range |
| Synonyms |
- Amblysomus hottentotus devilliersi
- Amblysomus iris corriae
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The fynbos golden mole (Amblysomus corriae) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is endemic to South Africa.
Its natural habitats are fynbos vegetation, temperate forests, shrubland, and grassland, subtropical or tropical lowland moist forest and dry grassland, moist savanna, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
See also
References
- ^ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Bronner, G.; Mynhardt, S. (2015). "Amblysomus corriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62006A21284863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62006A21284863.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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| Potamogalidae | | Micropotamogale | - Nimba otter shrew (M. lamottei)
- Ruwenzori otter shrew (M. ruwenzorii)
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| Potamogale | - Giant otter shrew (P. velox)
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Tenrecidae
(Tenrecs) | | Geogalinae | | Geogale | - Large-eared tenrec (G. aurita)
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| Oryzorictinae | | Microgale | - Short-tailed shrew tenrec (M. brevicaudata)
- Cowan's shrew tenrec (M. cowani)
- Drouhard's shrew tenrec (M. drouhardi)
- Dryad shrew tenrec (M. dryas)
- Pale shrew tenrec (M. fotsifotsy)
- Gracile shrew tenrec (M. gracilis)
- Naked-nosed shrew tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha)
- Jenkins' shrew tenrec (M. jenkinsae)
- Northern shrew tenrec (M. jobihely)
- Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. longicaudata)
- Major's long-tailed tenrec (M. majori)
- Web-footed tenrec (M. mergulus)
- Montane shrew tenrec (M. monticola)
- Nasolo's shrew tenrec (M. nasoloi)
- Pygmy shrew tenrec (M. parvula)
- Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec (M. principula)
- Least shrew tenrec (M. pusilla)
- Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec (M. soricoides)
- Taiva shrew tenrec (M. taiva)
- Thomas's shrew tenrec (M. thomasi)
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| Nesogale | - Dobson's shrew tenrec (N. dobsoni)
- Talazac's shrew tenrec (N. talazaci)
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Oryzorictes
(Rice tenrecs) | - Mole-like rice tenrec (O. hova)
- Four-toed rice tenrec (O. tetradactylus)
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| Tenrecinae | | Echinops | - Lesser hedgehog tenrec (E. telfairi)
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| Hemicentetes | - Highland streaked tenrec (H. nigriceps)
- Lowland streaked tenrec (H. semispinosus)
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| Setifer | - Greater hedgehog tenrec (S. setosus)
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| Tenrec | - Tailless tenrec (T. ecaudatus)
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Suborder Chrysochloridea (golden moles) |
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| Chrysochlorinae | | Carpitalpa | - Arends's golden mole (C. arendsi)
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| Chlorotalpa | - Duthie's golden mole (C. duthieae)
- Sclater's golden mole (C. sclateri)
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| Chrysochloris | | Subgenus Chrysochloris: | - Cape golden mole (C. asiatica)
- Visagie's golden mole (C. visagiei)
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| Subgenus Kilimatalpa: | - Stuhlmann's golden mole (C. stuhlmanni)
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| Chrysospalax | - Giant golden mole (C. trevelyani)
- Rough-haired golden mole (C. villosus)
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| Cryptochloris | - De Winton's golden mole (C. wintoni)
- Van Zyl's golden mole (C. zyli)
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| Eremitalpa | - Grant's golden mole (E. granti)
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| Amblysominae | | Amblysomus | - Fynbos golden mole (A. corriae)
- Hottentot golden mole (A. hottentotus)
- Marley's golden mole (A. marleyi)
- Robust golden mole (A. robustus)
- Highveld golden mole (A. septentrionalis)
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| Calcochloris | | Subgenus Huetia: | - Congo golden mole (C. leucorhinus)
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| Subgenus Calcochloris: | - Yellow golden mole (C. obtusirostris)
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| Subgenus incertae sedis: | - Somali golden mole (C. tytonis)
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| Neamblysomus | - Gunning's golden mole (N. gunningi)
- Juliana's golden mole (N. julianae)
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Taxon identifiers |
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