Highveld golden mole

The highveld golden mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

Highveld golden mole[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Amblysomus
Species:
A. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Amblysomus septentrionalis
Roberts, 1913
Subspecies

Amblysomus septentrionalis orangensis
Amblysomus septentrionalis septentrionalis

Highveld golden mole range
Synonyms

Amblysomus iris septentrionalis

References
  1. 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. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Bronner, G. (2008). "Amblysomus septentrionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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