Species Chrysospalax villosus (A. Smith, 1833) (Rough-haired golden mole)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Afrosoricida
  • ---- family: Chrysochloridae
  • ----- species: Chrysospalax villosus
Characteristics:carnivore;, body-length: 15 cm; long coarse hair on the back, lighter coloured on the underside and the face; no visible ears and tail, the eyes are covered with skin;
Countries:
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0116
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
AT1009
Highveld grasslands
AT1012
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets
Links:
References:Stuart and Stuart 2007: 30
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