Chrysochloris asiatica

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Chrysochloris asiatica is a species of golden mole, a small, burrowing insectivorous mammal native to southern Africa.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chrysochloris asiatica canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf golden mole ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern mainly nocturnal ⓘ
assessedBy IUCN Red List ⓘ
bodyLength approximately 10 centimeters ⓘ
bodyMass approximately 30 grams ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName Cape golden mole ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
describedBy Linnaeus ⓘ
linked to: Carl Linnaeus
diet insectivorous ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
family Chrysochloridae ⓘ
feedsOn earthworms ⓘ
insects ⓘ
genus Chrysochloris ⓘ
geographicEndemism endemic to South Africa ⓘ
habitat coastal areas ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
suburban gardens ⓘ
hasAdaptation adapted for burrowing in loose soil ⓘ
hasFurColor golden-brown ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature leathery nose pad ⓘ
no external ears ⓘ
powerful forelimbs for digging ⓘ
reduced eyes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle fossorial ⓘ
nativeTo South Africa ⓘ
southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Southern Africa
order Afrosoricida ⓘ
parentTaxon Chrysochloris ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to small litters ⓘ
sensoryAdaptation relies heavily on tactile and auditory cues ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afrosoricida → hasMember → Chrysochloris asiatica ⓘ
Chrysochloridae → typeSpecies → Chrysochloris asiatica ⓘ
Chrysochloridae → notableSpecies → Chrysochloris asiatica ⓘ