Giant golden mole
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Giant golden mole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Afrosoricida |
Family: | Chrysochloridae |
Genus: | Chrysospalax |
Species: | C. trevelyani |
Binomial name | |
Chrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875) | |
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The giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is a small mammal found in Africa. At 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length, it is the largest of the golden mole species.[2] This mole has dark, glossy brown fur; the name golden comes from the Greek word for green-gold,[3] the family Chrysochloridae name.