Golden mole (redirect from Chrysochloridae)
burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae (the only family in the suborder Chrysochloridea) and as such they...
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had long been applied. However, molecular evidence indicated that Chrysochloridae (golden moles), Tenrecidae (tenrecs), and Potamogalidae (otter shrews)...
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List of afrosoricids (section Family Chrysochloridae)
divided into two suborders, with Chrysochloridea containing the family Chrysochloridae, or golden moles, and Tenrecomorpha containing the families Potamogalidae...
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converge on fossorial placental mammals, such as extant golden moles (Chrysochloridae) and extinct epoicotheres (Pholidota). The species are: Notoryctes...
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Tenrecidae: tenrecs, 34 species in 10 genera Suborder Chrysochloridea Family Chrysochloridae Subfamily Chrysochlorinae Genus Carpitalpa Arends' golden mole (Carpitalpa...
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Soricidae) as well as three other families of the former order Insectivora, Chrysochloridae (golden moles), Tenrecidae (tenrecs), and Potamogalidae (otter shrews)...
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1080/0035919X.2014.933452. S2CID 128423895. Martin Pickford (2015). "Chrysochloridae (Mammalia) from the Lutetian (Middle Eocene) of Black Crow, Namibia"...
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Potamogalidae: (3 species), otter-shrews (West and Central Africa) Family Chrysochloridae: (21 species), golden moles (Africa south of the Sahara) Order Tubulidentata...
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example of convergent evolution to the burrowing mammalian family Chrysochloridae (golden moles), in which the malleus in the middle ear is greatly enlarged...
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Order Macroscelidea Family Macroscelididae Order Afrosoricida Family Chrysochloridae Family Tenrecidae Family Potamogalidae Genus †Widanelfarasia? Afroinsectivora...
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Greek word for green-gold, also the source of the name of the family, Chrysochloridae. The giant golden mole has a subterranean lifestyle. It has large claws...
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golden mole (Huetia leucorhina) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic...
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(Chrysochloris asiatica) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. The species is a solitary subterranean insectivore...
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Pleistocene/Holocene of Madagascar Suborder Chrysochloridea Family Chrysochloridae: golden moles; about 21 species in 9 genera Order Macroscelidea: elephant...
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(Tenrec ecaudatus) Suborder Chrysochloridea (golden moles) Family Chrysochloridae (golden moles) Subfamily Chrysochlorinae (11 species) Genus Carpitalpa...
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Examples include the common wombat, marsupial mole, and members of the Chrysochloridae. In elephants, the rhinarium has become a tactile organ. And in the...
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or South African golden mole) is a genus of the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae, comprising five species of the small, insect-eating, burrowing mammals...
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Chrysospalax is a small genus of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. The two members are endemic to South Africa. It contains the following species:...
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golden mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are temperate...
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The Somali golden mole differs from the other species in its family (Chrysochloridae) because the shape of its jaw is distinct; although the length of the...
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Chlorotalpa is a genus of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It contains the following species: Duthie's golden mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae) Sclater's...
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pages with titles beginning with Chrom chrysos G χρυσός (khrusós) gold Chrysochloridae (golden moles); golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus; maned wolf, Chrysocyon...
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(Amblysomus hottentotus) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural...
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