Hottentot golden mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Amblysomus hottentotus
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 Hottentot golden mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hottentot 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 Hottentot golden mole endangered?

The Hottentot 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 Hottentot golden mole?

The Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) is a mammal in the order Afrosoricida and the family Chrysochloridae, genus Amblysomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hottentot golden mole

The Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forest and dry shrubland and grassland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, savanna, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.

It has several subspecies, including the Zulu golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus iris).

In 2013 it was discovered that Hottentot golden moles prefer mates with larger penises.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hottentot golden mole (revision 1320977791), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761718 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).