Robust Golden Mole

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Robust Golden Mole^[1]

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Amblysomus
Species:	A. robustus

Binomial name

Amblysomus robustus
Bronner, 2000

Synonyms

Amblysomus hottentotus robustus

The Robust Golden Mole (Amblysomus robustus) is a species of mammal in the Chrysochloridae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, 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]

References

^ Bronner, Gary N.; Jenkins, Paulina D. (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 80. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ ^a ^b Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) (2006). Amblysomus robustus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.

Extant Afrosoricida species

Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Class Mammalia · Infraclass Eutheria · Superorder Afrotheria

Suborder Tenrecomorpha (Tenrecs)

Geogale	Large-eared Tenrec (G. aurita)

Limnogale	Web-footed Tenrec (L. mergulus)

Microgale	Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. brevicaudata) · Cowan's Shrew Tenrec (M. cowani) · Dobson's Shrew Tenrec (M. dobsoni) · Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec (M. drouhardi) · Dryad Shrew Tenrec (M. dryas) · Pale Shrew Tenrec (M. fotsifotsy) · Gracile Shrew Tenrec (M. gracilis) · Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec (M. gymnorhyncha) · M. jobihely · Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. longicaudata) · Montane Shrew Tenrec (M. monticola) · Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec (M. nasoloi) · Pygmy Shrew Tenrec (M. parvula) · Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec (M. principula) · Least Shrew Tenrec (M. pusilla) · Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec (M. soricoides) · Taiva Shrew Tenrec (M. taiva) · Talazac's Shrew Tenrec (M. talazaci) · Thomas's Shrew Tenrec (M. thomasi)

Oryzorictes (Rice tenrecs)	Mole-like Rice Tenrec (O. hova) · Four-toed Rice Tenrec (O. tetradactylus)

Micropotamogale	Nimba Otter Shrew (M. lamottei) · Ruwenzori Otter Shrew (M. ruwenzorii)

Potamogale	Giant Otter Shrew (P. velox)

Echinops	Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (E. telfairi)

Hemicentetes	Highland Streaked Tenrec (H. nigriceps) · Lowland Streaked Tenrec (H. semispinosus)

Setifer	Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (S. setosus)

Tenrec	Common Tenrec (T. ecaudatus)

Suborder Chrysochloridea (Golden moles)

Carpitalpa	Arend's Golden Mole (C. arendsi)

Chlorotalpa	Duthie's Golden Mole (C. duthieae) · Sclater's Golden Mole (C. sclateri)

Chrysochloris	Subgenus Chrysochloris: Cape Golden Mole (C. asiatica) · Visagie's Golden Mole (C. visagiei) Subgenus Kilimatalpa: Stuhlmann's Golden Mole (C. stuhlmanni)

Chrysospalax	Giant Golden Mole (C. trevelyani) · Rough-haired Golden Mole (C. villosus)

Cryptochloris	De Winton's Golden Mole (C. wintoni) · Van Zyl's Golden Mole (C. zyli)

Eremitalpa	Grant's Golden Mole (E. granti)

Amblysomus	Fynbos Golden Mole (A. corriae) · Hottentot Golden Mole (A. hottentotus) · Marley's Golden Mole (A. marleyi) · *Robust Golden Mole (A. robustus)* · Highveld Golden Mole (A. septentrionalis)

Calcochloris	Subgenus Huetia: Congo Golden Mole (C. leucorhinus) Subgenus Calcochloris: Yellow Golden Mole (C. obtusirostris) Subgenus incertae sedis: Somali Golden Mole (C. tytonis)

Neamblysomus	Juliana's Golden Mole (N. julianae) · Gunning's Golden Mole (N. gunningi)

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