Highveld golden mole
Species of mammal
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The highveld golden mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are forests, moist savanna, temperate shrubland and grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.[2]
| Highveld golden mole[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Afrosoricida |
| Family: | Chrysochloridae |
| Genus: | Amblysomus |
| Species: | A. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblysomus septentrionalis Roberts, 1913 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Amblysomus septentrionalis orangensis | |
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| Highveld golden mole range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amblysomus iris septentrionalis | |
