Biological classification: |
- kingdom: Animalia
- - phylum: Chordata
- -- class: Mammalia
- --- order: Afrosoricida
- ---- family: Chrysochloridae
- ----- species: Amblysomus hottentotus
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Characteristics: | carnivore; body-length: 11-15 cm; these barrel shaped moles have a smooth dark brown to reddish fur; the eyes are covered in skin and are completely blind; the openings of the ears are covered with fur and not visible; the short, strong limbs are ideal for digging; |
Countries: | - ZA
- South Africa
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Ecoregions: |
- AT1004
- Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
- AT1012
- Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
- AT1201
- Albany thickets
- AT1202
- Lowland fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1203
- Montane fynbos and renosterveld
- AT1314
- Nama Karoo
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References: | Cillié 1997: 206 |