Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysochloridea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Chrysochloridea

Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Amblysominae
Genus: Amblysomus
Species: Amblysomus hottentotus
Subspecies: A. h. hottentotus – A. h. iris – A. h. longiceps – A. h. pondoliae – A. h. meesteri

Name

Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829)

Type locality: "Interior parts of South Africa", Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Prov., South Africa.

Holotype: ZSM - 157; ZSM - 156

Synonyms

• Amblysomus iris Thomas & Schwann, 1905

References

• Zool. J., 4: 436.
• Amblysomus hottentotus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829) (Least Concern)
• Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Hottentot Golden Mole, Zulu Golden Mole
suomi: Hottentottikultamyyrä
polski: Złotokret hotentocki