Juliana's golden-mole  (Neamblysomus julianae)

Authentication

Authenticated (20/1/03) by Nigel Bennett, member of the Afrotheria Specialist Group.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/afrotheria/ASG.html

Bushveld: A habitat consisting of extensive grasslands with scattered trees and bushes, found in the east of the interior of South Africa.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Torpor: A sleep-like state in which the body processes slow to a fraction of their normal rate.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Animal Info (July, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/ambljuli.htm
  3. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. IUCN-SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group (August, 2002)
    http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/afrotheria/systematics.html#f3b
  5. Insect Hunters (LIFE OF MAMMALS) (2002, Director Unknown)
  6. Bronner, G.N. (1997) Family Chrysochloridae. In: Mills, G. and Hes, L. Eds. The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals. Struik-Winchester, Cape Town, R.S.A.
  7. Bronner, N. (January, 2003) Pers. Comm.
  8. Bronner, G.N. (1990) New distributional records of four mammal species, with notes on their taxonomy and ecology. Koedoe, 33: 1 - 7.