Amblysomus
Sign in to saveAmblysomus (also narrow-headed golden mole or South African golden mole) is a genus of the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae, comprising five species of the small, insect-eating, burrowing mammals endemic to Southern Africa. All five species can be found in South Africa and some are also found in Eswatini and Lesotho.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderAfrosoricida
- FamilyChrysochloridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 33
- Family
- Chrysochloridae
- Collections
- AMNH, NHMUK, MVZ, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Zaire, South Africa, Angola
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- Parent taxon
- Amblysominae
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- Amblysomus hottentotus.jpg
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Amblysomus (also narrow-headed golden mole or South African golden mole) is a genus of the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae, comprising five species of the small, insect-eating, burrowing mammals endemic to Southern Africa. All five species can be found in South Africa and some are also found in Eswatini and Lesotho.
==Phylogeny== Amblysomus is part of the family of golden moles, Chrysochloridae. It contains the following species: Fynbos golden mole (Amblysomus corriae) Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) Marley's golden mole (Amblysomus marleyi) Robust golden mole (Amblysomus robustus) Highveld golden mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis)
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