Chrysochloridae (Gray, 1825) Gray 1825
- Dataset
- Chrysochloridae
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Afrosoricida
- family
- Chrysochloridae
diagnosis
• Small fusiform body shape, short limbs, no visible tail, eyes covered in skin and notvisible, no visible ear pinnae, and variable pelage color. * 8 - 23 cm. • Afrotropical Region. • Subterranean in subtropical and tropical deserts, grasslands, and forests from sea level into mountains. • 10 genera, 21 species, 42 taxa. •] species Critically Endangered, 5 Endangered, 4 Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
Name
- Homonyms
- Chrysochloridae (Gray, 1825) Gray 1825
- Chrysochloridae
- Common names
- GOLDEN MOLES in English