Eremitalpa granti

(Broom, 1907)

Grant's Golden Mole

Burrowing into loose sand dune. Also as Namib Golden Mole.
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Location:Namibia, Hardap region, NamibRand Nature Reserve, TokTokkie Trails CampDate taken:24 June 2005Description:Burrowing into loose sand dune. Also as Namib Golden Mole.

Distribution :

Coastal dunes from Western and Northern Cape Prov., South Africa, to Namib Desert, Namibia.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4162

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Atlantogenata
Superorder: Afrotheria
Order: Afrosoricida
Suborder: Chrysochloridea
Family: Chrysochloridae
Subfamily: Chrysochlorinae
Genus: Eremitalpa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Broom, R. 1907-03-01. On some new species of Chrysochloris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)19(111):262-268.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229028

Original name as described

Chrysochloris Granti

Other common names

Namib Golden Mole

Type material

ISAM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Garies, Little Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000485

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Chrysochloris Granti

Broom, 1907

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

granti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ISAM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Namaqualand

Type locality

South Africa: Northern Cape: 30°33′39″S, 17°59′20″E.

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51229028

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Forcart (1942:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43714821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69330)

[Eremitalpa] granti:

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

63

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1924:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
Shortridge (1934:42) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
Allen (1939:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Shortridge (1942:33, 76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888912, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888993) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
Shortridge (1942:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
Simonetta (1968:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
Corbet & Hill (1980:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:64, 65) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar & Baker (1986:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17614)
Corbet & Hill (1991:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hutterer (1993:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Bronner, Hoffmann, Taylor, Chimimba, Best, Matthee & Robinson (2003:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70044)
Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7994) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7994/21283661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eremitalpa granti cana

Broom, 1950

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

cana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KM 1182

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Lambert's Bay

Type locality

South Africa: Western Cape.

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)

Eremitalpa granti namibensis

K. Bauer & Niethammer, 1960

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

namibensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1959.513

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Das gesamte Material besteht aus Resten, die aus den im Februar 1959 am Sossus-Vley ni der zentralen Namib (24* 30' S, 15* 30' E) gesammelten Schleiereulengewöllen erhalten wurden.

Type locality

Namibia: 24°30′S, 15°30′E.

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44733748

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar & Baker (1986:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17614)
Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Eremitalpa granti granti:

Simonetta, 1968

Family

Chrysochloridae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

50

Authority publication

Monitore Zoologico Italiano

Name usages

Simonetta (1968:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35350)
Meester, Rautenbach, Dippenaar & Baker (1986:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17614)
Bronner & Jenkins (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9688)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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