Cape golden mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Cape golden mole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chrysochloris asiatica
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Afrosoricida
Family	Chrysochloridae

Where does the Cape golden mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape golden mole in 1 country or territory across Africa.

South Africa

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cape golden mole endangered?

The Cape golden mole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cape golden mole?

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a mammal in the order Afrosoricida and the family Chrysochloridae, genus Chrysochloris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape golden mole

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. The species is a solitary subterranean insectivore, confined to the coastal regions of the southwestern and southern Cape in South Africa. When foraging for small, soil invertebrates and small lizards, these golden moles excavate superficial burrows using their conical nose shield and highly modified forefeet. Females are smaller than males. Golden moles have very dense, soft, and silky coats. The coats are colored blackish to slaty-grey and brown to pale fawn. They have also been observed to venture onto sandy beaches, presumably to feed on amphipods and isopods occurring there.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape golden mole (revision 1320697283), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2313420 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).