''Chrysochloris''
is a genus of
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
in the family
Chrysochloridae.
It contains the following species:
* Subgenus ''Chrysochloris''
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Cape golden mole (''Chrysochloris asiatica'')
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Visagie's golden mole
Visagie's golden mole (''Chrysochloris visagiei'') is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles, endemic to South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost ...
(''Chrysochloris visagiei'')
* Subgenus ''Kilimatalpa''
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Stuhlmann's golden mole
Stuhlmann's golden mole (''Chrysochloris stuhlmanni'') is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical ...
(''Chrysochloris stuhlmanni'')
References
Afrosoricida
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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