''Chlorotalpa''
is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
mammal
A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...
in the family
Chrysochloridae
Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals Endemism, endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae (the only family in the suborder Chrysochloridea) and as such they are Taxonomy (biology), taxonomically dis ...
. It contains the following species:
*
Duthie's golden mole (''Chlorotalpa duthieae'')
*
Sclater's golden mole (''Chlorotalpa sclateri'')
References
Afrosoricida
Mammal genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Austin Roberts
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