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''Chrysochloris'' is a genus of mammal in the family
Chrysochloridae Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae and as such they are taxonomically distinct from the true moles, family Talpidae, and other mole-like families, all ...
. It contains the following species: * Subgenus ''Chrysochloris'' **
Cape golden mole The Cape golden mole (''Chrysochloris asiatica'') is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden mole Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family ...
(''Chrysochloris asiatica'') ** Visagie's golden mole (''Chrysochloris visagiei'') * Subgenus ''Kilimatalpa'' ** Stuhlmann's golden mole (''Chrysochloris stuhlmanni'')


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Afrosoricida Mammal genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{afrosoricida-stub