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Giant golden mole

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242:. It has large claws around 17 millimetres (0.67 in) long and 7 millimetres (0.28 in) across the base, powerful forelimbs, no external tail or ears, wedge-shaped head, leather pad, and skin covering the eyes. It is approximately 208–235 millimetres (8.2–9.3 in) in length and 410–500 grams (14–18 oz) in weight. With dark and brown skin on the upper parts and faded on the underparts sometimes with a darker line down the mid-throat. The coloration is slightly darker on the head, with two dull yellow patches where the eyes would be, and a yellow patch around the ear openings. The hair is longer, about 20 millimetres (0.79 in) long, and coarser than any other species of golden mole: thick, with dense, woolly underfur. 31: 75: 50: 266:; it does not form groups, despite some social behavior such as hibernating in others' burrows among the roots of trees in winter, only moving slightly to keep its body temperature in range and twitching to maintain body temperature while sleeping. Female giant golden moles give birth to one or two offspring at a time while it has stocks of food supply. The acanthocephalan 313: 375:
The giant golden mole currently receives little protection, and is not a main conservation target. Research is needed to protect this species and to assess the status and viability of the remaining populations.
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of Threatened Species. The population is decreasing due to habitat loss resulting mainly from human activities affecting its habitat such as firewood collection, bark stripping, cutting for construction,
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The giant golden mole digs semi-permanent tunnels about 10 metres (33 ft) in length linked by surface runways for hunting food and may feed on the surface hiding in the leaf litter. It eats mainly
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Jones, Mary E. Spencer (1990). "Heptamegacanthus niekerki n. G., n. Sp. (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae) from the south-east African insectivore Chrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875)".
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The largest, rarest, and most endangered of all 17 species of golden moles, the giant golden mole spends most of its time underground and is
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has been found parasitizing the giant golden mole by attaching to the wall of the rectum.
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of livestock, and clearance of forest. Moreover, the giant golden mole is preyed on by
312: 223: 262:, hunting mostly at night, but also in some cool and cloudy daytime conditions. It is 1959: 1859: 1445: 1336: 836: 712: 700: 408: 355: 215: 59: 605: 399: 1786: 1670: 1575: 1412: 1152: 647: 334: 330: 259: 255: 146: 126: 1877: 1820: 1753: 1505: 1303: 1269: 1254: 1074: 360: 298: 227: 211: 136: 1744: 1515: 1118: 684: 615: 846: 294: 282: 239: 86: 1916: 1738: 1041: 678: 666: 106: 1812: 597: 210:. At 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length, it is the largest of the 1825: 1768: 782: 672: 660: 326: 207: 116: 96: 1715: 311: 306: 532:(third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge university press. 1799: 302: 1719: 1251: 697: 619: 393: 391: 389: 364: 1728: 1668: 1636: 1610: 1584: 1573: 1513: 1504: 1476: 1443: 1410: 1380: 1345: 1334: 1301: 1277: 1268: 1207: 1183: 1150: 1126: 1117: 1072: 1039: 844: 835: 807: 798: 781: 753: 720: 711: 528:Skinner, John D.; Chimimba, Christian T. (2005). 316:The giant golden mole is endemic to South Africa 325:The giant golden mole is a subterranean small 631: 530:The mammals of the southern African subregion 493:"Giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani)" 423:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4828A21289898.en 8: 1716: 1581: 1510: 1342: 1274: 1265: 1248: 1123: 841: 804: 795: 717: 708: 694: 638: 624: 616: 561:""Mole, Giant Golden." Endangered Species" 48: 29: 20: 523: 521: 519: 517: 421: 350:The giant golden mole was classified as 385: 333:, mostly in a restricted area in the 218:has dark, glossy brown fur; the name 7: 555: 553: 551: 549: 486: 484: 482: 480: 478: 476: 474: 444: 442: 440: 409:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 991:Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec ( 14: 937:Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec ( 1966:IUCN Red List endangered species 226:word for green-gold, the family 73: 1: 1971:Endemic fauna of South Africa 206:) is a small mammal found in 1991:Taxa named by Albert Günther 1009:Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec ( 946:Major's long-tailed tenrec ( 238:The giant golden mole has a 856:Short-tailed shrew tenrec ( 2007: 1431:Rough-haired golden mole ( 1162:Highland streaked tenrec ( 910:Naked-nosed shrew tenrec ( 1986:Mammals described in 1875 1455:De Winton's golden mole ( 1394:Stuhlmann's golden mole ( 1264: 1247: 1195:Greater hedgehog tenrec ( 1171:Lowland streaked tenrec ( 874:Drouhard's shrew tenrec ( 707: 693: 655: 269:Heptamegacanthus niekerki 175: 168: 70:Scientific classification 68: 46: 37: 28: 23: 1138:Lesser hedgehog tenrec ( 1060:Talazac's shrew tenrec ( 1981:Mammals of South Africa 1774:chrysospalax-trevelyani 1760:Chrysospalax trevelyani 1730:Chrysospalax trevelyani 1689:Juliana's golden mole ( 1680:Gunning's golden mole ( 1534:Hottentot golden mole ( 1464:Van Zyl's golden mole ( 1368:Visagie's golden mole ( 1322:Sclater's golden mole ( 1101:Four-toed rice tenrec ( 1092:Mole-like rice tenrec ( 1051:Dobson's shrew tenrec ( 1027:Thomas's shrew tenrec ( 973:Nasolo's shrew tenrec ( 928:Northern shrew tenrec ( 919:Jenkins' shrew tenrec ( 741:Ruwenzori otter shrew ( 586:Systematic Parasitology 402:Chrysospalax trevelyani 203:Chrysospalax trevelyani 179:Chrysospalax trevelyani 1561:Highveld golden mole ( 1543:Marley's golden mole ( 1313:Duthie's golden mole ( 1289:Arends's golden mole ( 964:Montane shrew tenrec ( 901:Gracile shrew tenrec ( 865:Cowan's shrew tenrec ( 317: 240:subterranean lifestyle 1938:Paleobiology Database 1488:Grant's golden mole ( 315: 1652:Somali golden mole ( 1624:Yellow golden mole ( 1552:Robust golden mole ( 1525:Fynbos golden mole ( 1018:Taiva shrew tenrec ( 1000:Least shrew tenrec ( 982:Pygmy shrew tenrec ( 883:Dryad shrew tenrec ( 819:Large-eared tenrec ( 565:www.encyclopedia.com 416:: e.T4828A21289898. 398:Bronner, G. (2015). 1598:Congo golden mole ( 1422:Giant golden mole ( 955:Web-footed tenrec ( 892:Pale shrew tenrec ( 765:Giant otter shrew ( 732:Nimba otter shrew ( 450:"EDGE of Existence" 40:Conservation status 1563:A. septentrionalis 1359:Cape golden mole ( 598:10.1007/BF00009991 318: 161:C. trevelyani 24:Giant golden mole 1953: 1952: 1925:Open Tree of Life 1722:Taxon identifiers 1713: 1712: 1709: 1708: 1705: 1704: 1701: 1700: 1664: 1663: 1500: 1499: 1406: 1405: 1258: 1243: 1242: 1239: 1238: 1235: 1234: 1231: 1230: 1219:Tailless tenrec ( 1113: 1112: 1085: 831: 830: 792: 777: 776: 454:EDGE of Existence 198:giant golden mole 194: 193: 63: 16:Species of mammal 1998: 1946: 1945: 1933: 1932: 1920: 1919: 1907: 1906: 1894: 1893: 1881: 1880: 1868: 1867: 1855: 1854: 1842: 1841: 1829: 1828: 1816: 1815: 1803: 1802: 1790: 1789: 1777: 1776: 1764: 1763: 1762: 1749: 1748: 1747: 1717: 1626:C. obtusirostris 1582: 1511: 1343: 1275: 1266: 1256: 1255:Chrysochloridea 1249: 1124: 1103:O. tetradactylus 1084: 1083: 1079: 842: 805: 796: 791: 790: 786: 718: 709: 695: 640: 633: 626: 617: 610: 609: 581: 575: 574: 572: 571: 557: 544: 543: 525: 512: 511: 509: 508: 499:. 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It is 133:Family: 117:Mammalia 107:Chordata 103:Phylum: 97:Animalia 83:Domain: 60:IUCN 3.1 1878:1000481 1813:2432198 1800:1178649 1466:C. zyli 1186:Setifer 1094:O. hova 810:Geogale 665:Phylum 650:species 646:Extant 321:Habitat 246:Biology 189:, 1875) 187:Günther 143:Genus: 123:Order: 113:Class: 58: ( 1943:432169 1930:347650 1904:176108 1852:633529 1769:ARKive 1588:Huetia 1210:Tenrec 671:Class 604:  536:  497:Arkive 346:Status 327:mammal 307:snails 305:, and 230:name. 220:golden 208:Africa 1917:82661 1834:IRMNG 1826:42500 1787:5YTMR 602:S2CID 303:worms 252:blind 224:Greek 1899:NCBI 1865:4828 1860:IUCN 1847:ITIS 1808:GBIF 534:ISBN 431:2021 414:2015 285:and 276:Diet 256:deaf 254:and 216:mole 196:The 1886:MSW 1873:MDD 1795:EoL 1782:CoL 594:doi 418:doi 1962:: 1940:: 1927:: 1914:: 1901:: 1888:: 1875:: 1862:: 1849:: 1836:: 1823:: 1810:: 1797:: 1784:: 1771:: 1756:: 1741:: 600:. 590:15 588:. 563:. 548:^ 516:^ 495:. 473:^ 452:. 439:^ 412:. 406:. 388:^ 337:. 301:, 297:, 293:, 1693:) 1684:) 1656:) 1645:: 1628:) 1617:: 1602:) 1591:: 1565:) 1556:) 1547:) 1538:) 1529:) 1492:) 1468:) 1459:) 1435:) 1426:) 1398:) 1387:: 1372:) 1363:) 1352:: 1326:) 1317:) 1293:) 1223:) 1199:) 1175:) 1166:) 1142:) 1105:) 1096:) 1064:) 1055:) 1031:) 1022:) 1013:) 1004:) 995:) 986:) 977:) 968:) 959:) 950:) 941:) 932:) 923:) 914:) 905:) 896:) 887:) 878:) 869:) 860:) 823:) 769:) 745:) 736:) 639:e 632:t 625:v 608:. 596:: 573:. 542:. 510:. 467:. 433:. 420:: 404:" 400:" 309:. 200:( 185:( 62:)

Index


Conservation status
Endangered
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Afrosoricida
Chrysochloridae
Chrysospalax
Binomial name
Günther
Africa
golden mole
mole
Greek
Chrysochloridae
subterranean lifestyle
blind
deaf
nocturnal
solitary
Heptamegacanthus niekerki
millipedes
giant earthworms
crickets
cockroaches

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