Chrysochloris asiatica

Chrysochloris asiatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysochloridea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Afroinsectiphilia Cladus: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Chrysochloridea

Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Chrysochlorinae
Genus: Chrysochloris
Species: Chrysochloris asiatica

Name

Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Original combination: Talpa asiatica
• Type locality: "In Sibiria"; usually taken as Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. See Ellerman et al. (1953).

Synonyms

• Chrysochloris auratus (Vosmaer, 1787)
• Chrysochloris aurea (Pallas, 1778)
• Chrysochloris capensis Lacépède, 1799
• Chrysochloris calviniae Shortridge, 1942
• Chrysochloris concolor Shortridge & Carter, 1938
• Chrysochloris damarensis Ogilby, 1838
• Chrysochloris dixoni Broom, 1946
• Chrysochloris elegans Broom, 1946
• Chrysochloris minor Roberts, 1919
• Chrysochloris namaquensis Broom, 1907
• Chrysochloris rubra Lacépède, 1799
• Chrysochloris shortridgei Broom, 1946
• Chrysochloris taylori Broom, 1950
• Chrysochloris tenuis Broom, 1907
• Chrysochloris visserae Broom, 1950
• Chrysochloris asiatica bayoni De Beaux, 1921
• Talpa inaurata (Pallas, 1777)

Native distribution areas

• South Africa

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 53. Reference page. 
• Chrysochloris asiatica 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: Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
• Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

català: Talp daurat del Cap
Ελληνικά: Χρυσός Τυφλοπόντικας του Ακρωτηρίου
English: Cape Golden Mole
français: Taupe dorée du Cap
polski: Złotokret