Cryptochloris zyli (Van Zyl's Golden Mole, Van Zyl's Golden Mole)

Overview

Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Van Zijls Goudmol

Common Names in English:

Van Zyl's Golden Mole

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Coastal dune belt and adjacent sandy areas in Strandveld Succulent Karoo (Nama-Karoo biome). (Ref. 95376)

List of Habitats :3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 13.3Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Sand Dunes

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Chromista () - T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
  - Subkingdom: Cryptista () - Cavalier-Smith, 1989
    - Phylum: Cryptista () - �
      - Class: Cryptomonadea ()
        Order: Cryptomonadales () - Pascher, 1913
        Family: Cryptomonadaceae () - Pascher, 1913
        Subfamily: Chrysochlorinae ()
        Genus: Cryptochloris () - Shortridge and Carter, 1938
        Specific descriptor: zyli - Shortridge and Carter, 1938
        Scientific name: - Cryptochloris zyli Shortridge and Carter, 1938

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cryptochloris

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

C. vittata · C. wintoni (De Winton's Golden Mole) · C. zyli (Van Zyl's Golden Mole)

Bibliography

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Afrotheria Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Helgen, K.M. and Wilson, D.E. 2001. Additional material of the enigmatic golden mole Cryptochloris zyli, with notes on the genus Cryptochloris (Mammalia: Chrysochloridae). African Zoology 36: 110–112.
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1988. 1988 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Meester J. 1974. Family Chrysochloridae. In: Meester J. and Setzer, H.W. (eds). The mammals of Africa: an identification manual. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
Rainer Hutterer: Status: IUCN - Indeterminate
Simonetta A.M. 1968. A new golden mole from Somalia with an appendix on the taxonomy of the family Chrysochloridae (Mammalia, Insectivora). Monitore zoologici Italiano, Supplement 2: 27–55.
Smithers R.H.N. 1986. South African Red Data Book - Terrestrial Mammals. South African National Scientific Programmes Report 125: 1–216.
Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds). 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Bronner, G. (Afrotheria Specialist Group) 2006. Cryptochloris zyli. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
Insectivore Specialist Group 1996. Cryptochloris zyli. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2479411
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-633532
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1732010
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 633532
IUCN ID: 5749
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3572