Carpitalpa arendsi (Lundholm, 1955)

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Chrysochloridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 180-203 : 200

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6624497

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6624220

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scientific name

Carpitalpa arendsi
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11. View Plate 9: Chrysochloridae

Arend’s Golden Mole

Carpitalpa arendsi View in CoL

French: Taupe-dorée dArends / German: Arends-Goldmull / Spanish: Topo dorado de Arends

Taxonomy. Chlorotalpa (Carpitalpa) arendsi Lundholm, 1955 View in CoL ,

Pungwe Falls, Inyanga, Zimbabwe.

G. N. Bronner in 1995 moved arendsi from Chlorotalpa to Carpitalpa . Monotypic.

Distribution. Eastern Highlands of E Zimbabwe and narrowly into W Mozambique. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 115-141 mm (males) and 115-139 mm (females), hindfoot 14-16 mm (males) and 12-16 mm (females); weight 43-70 ¢g (males) and 43-56 g (females). Males are slightly larger than females. Arend’s Golden Mole is medium-sized and strongly built, with brownish black dorsum and grayish brown venter. Pelage has violet orsilver sheen. Underfur is dark gray. Muzzle is pale and eye patches are white.

Habitat. Montane grassland, with preference for loamy soils; open spaces between grassy tussocks; edges ofriverine forests, with deep leaflitter; cultivated land; and gardens at altitudes of 850-2000 m.

Food and Feeding. Limited information exists for this species, but Arend’s Golden Mole is thought to eat earthworms and insects.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Arend’s Golden Mole uses subsurface burrows moving from clumps of grass into open spaces.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Arend’s Golden Mole has a small extent of occurrence;it faces shrinking habitat due to poorly managed agricultural practices resulting from politically motived land reform and badly managed protected areas where uncontrolled fires have damaged habitat.

Bibliography. Bronner (1995a, 2013b, 2015a), Lundholm (1955), Smithers & Wilson (1979b).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Afrosoricida

Family

Chrysochloridae

Genus

Carpitalpa

Loc

Carpitalpa arendsi

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson 2018
2018
Loc

Chlorotalpa (Carpitalpa) arendsi

Lundholm 1955
1955
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