Visagie's golden mole

Visagie's golden mole[1]
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Chrysochloris
Species:	C. visagiei
Binomial name
	Chrysochloris visagiei; Broom, 1950
	Visagie's golden mole range
Synonyms
	Chrysochloris asiatica visagiei

Visagie's golden mole (Chrysochloris visagiei) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles, endemic to South Africa.

References

Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Bronner, G. (2008). "Chrysochloris visagiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

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