Hottentot Golden Mole
Amblysomus hottentotus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The Hottentot golden mole is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forest and dry shrubland and grassland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, savanna, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Afrosoricida
- Family
- Chrysochloridae
- Genus
- Amblysomus