Chrysospalax villosus

Chrysospalax villosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysochloridea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Atlantogenata Superordo: Afrotheria Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia Mirordo: Afroinsectivora Ordo: Afrosoricida Subordo: Chrysochloridea

Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Chrysochlorinae
Genus: Chrysospalax
Species: Chrysospalax villosus
Subspecies: C. v. dobsoni – C. v. leschae – C. v. rufopallidus – C. v. rufus – C. v. transvaalensis – C. v. villosus

Name

Chrysospalax villosus (A. Smith, 1833)

Type locality: "Towards Natal", near Durban, South Africa; see Roberts (1951:121).

References

• Smith, A. 1833-1834. "An epitome of African Zoology; or, a concise description of the objects of the animal kingdom inhabiting Africa, its islands and seas." South African Quarterly Journal, 2:81
• Chrysospalax villosus 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: Chrysospalax villosus (A. Smith, 1833) (Vulnerable)
• Chrysospalax villosus (A. Smith, 1833) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Grasveldgouemol, Grofhaarkruipmol
• Ελληνικά: Λιβαδοχρυσοτυφλοπόντικας
• English: Rough-haired Golden Mole