Juliana's golden-mole  (Neamblysomus julianae)

Species information

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Authentication

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

Glossary

  • 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-SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group (August, 2002)
    http://www.calacademy.org/research/bmammals/afrotheria/systematics.html#f3b
  2. 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.
  3. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  4. Bronner, N. (2003) Pers. comm.
  5. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Bronner, G.N. (1990) New distributional records of four mammal species, with notes on their taxonomy and ecology. Koedoe, 33: 1 - 7.
  7. Insect Hunters (LIFE OF MAMMALS) (2002, d. Director Unknown).
  8. Animal Info (July, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/ambljuli.htm
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