Chrysochloris asiatica Linnaeus 1758 (Cape golden mole)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Chrysochloridae

Alternative combinations: Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris) asiatica, Talpa asiatica

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Chrysochloris according to O. Thomas 1911

See also Linnaeus 1758 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris), Chrysochloris (Kilimatalpa), Chrysochloris arenosa, Chrysochloris bronneri

Ecology: fossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chrysochloris asiatica in the database

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