Golden mole
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Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They belong to the family Chrysochloridae and as such they are taxonomically distinct from the true moles, family
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Golden mole range
Golden mole subfamilies
Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) adult, showing the digging claw, absence of external eye and a hint of the iridescence of the fur. The rhinarium is not obvious in this photograph.
Grant's golden mole
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Grant's golden mole is a golden mole species. It is the only member of the genus Eremitalpa.
Golden mole
…environments; forest, swamps, deserts, or mountainous terrain. Chrysospalax species tend to forage above ground in leaf litter in forests or in meadows. Eremitalpa species such as Grant's golden mole live in the sandy Namib desert, where they cannot form tunnels because the sand collapses. Instead during the day…
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The Namib golden mole sheltering under vegetation