Arends's golden mole

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Arends' golden mole[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae
Genus: Carpitalpa
, 1955
Species:
C. arendsi
Binomial name
Carpitalpa arendsi
(, 1955)
Arend's Golden Mole area.png
Arends' golden mole range
Synonyms

Chlorotalpa arendsi Lundholm, 1955

Arends'[1][3] golden mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, and introduced vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

It is the only species in the genus Carpitalpa. It was moved from the genus Chlorotalpa.[3]

It was first described by Lundholm, who named it for Nicolas Arends, taxidermist at the Kaffrarian Museum (now the Amathole Museum, in King William's Town, South Africa) who captured the specimen.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bronner, G. N.; Bennett, N. C. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Skinner, J. D.; Chimimba, C. T. (eds.). The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region. Cambridge University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0521844185.
  2. ^ a b Bronner, G. (2015). "Carpitalpa arendsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T40596A21289173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T40596A21289173.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bronner, Gary N. (2013). "Arends' golden mole". Mammals of Africa. I. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-4081-2251-8.
  4. ^ Lundholm, B.G. (1955). "Descriptions of new mammals". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 22 (3): 279–303. hdl:10499/AJ2053.


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