Biology:Hottentot golden mole
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Chrysochloridae |
| Genus: | Amblysomus |
| Species: | A. hottentotus
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| Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829)
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Amblysomus hottentotus hottentotus | |
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| Hottentot golden mole range | |
The Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa , Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forest and dry shrubland and grassland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, savanna, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.[2]
It has several subspecies, including the Zulu golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus iris).
In 2013 it was discovered that Hottentot golden moles prefer mates with larger penises.[3]
References
- ↑ Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=11100092.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bronner, G.; Mynhardt, S. (2015). "Amblysomus hottentotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41316A21286316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T41316A21286316.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41316/21286316.
- ↑ Tarryn A. Retief; Nigel. C. Bennett; Anouska A. Kinahan; Philip W. Bateman (26 January 2013). "Sexual selection and genital allometry in the Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus)". Mammalian Biology 78 (5): 356–360. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2012.12.002.
External links
- Hottentot golden mole at Animal Diversity Web
Wikidata ☰ Q1761718 entry
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