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Giant golden mole
Conservation status
Giant golden mole
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Chrysospalax
Species:
C. trevelyani
Binomial name
Chrysospalax trevelyani
(Günther, 1875)

The giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is a small mammal found in Africa. At 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length, it is the largest of the golden mole species.[2] This mole has dark, glossy brown fur; the name golden comes from the Greek word for green-gold,[3] the family Chrysochloridae name.

  1. ^ Bronner, G. (2015). "Chrysospalax trevelyani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4828A21289898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4828A21289898.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Bronner, G. "Giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani)". Arkive. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

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