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Eremitalpa (Grant's golden mole)

Mammalia - Chrysochloridae

Taxonomy
Eremitalpa was named by Roberts (1924). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chrysochlorinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Chrysochloridae by Van Valen (1967), Gilbert et al. (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Eremitalpa Roberts
1967Eremitalpa Van Valen
2005Eremitalpa Wilson and Reeder
2006Eremitalpa Gilbert et al. p. 794

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyChrysochloridaeGray 1825
genusEremitalpaRoberts 1924

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Eremitalpa Roberts 1924 [Grant's golden mole]
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Eremitalpa granti Broom 1907 [Grants golden mole]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:34:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available