Eremitalpa granti (Broom 1907)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Afrosoricida, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 71-81 : 79

Eremitalpa granti (Broom 1907)

[Chrysochloris] granti Broom 1907 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 19: 265.

Type Locality: South Africa: Garies, south of Kamiesberg, Little Namaqualand, Northern Cape Prov.

Vernacular Names: Grant's Golden Mole.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Eremitalpa granti subsp. granti Broom 1907

Subspecies Eremitalpa granti subsp. namibensis Bauer and Niethammer 1959

Distribution: Coastal dunes from Western and Northern Cape Prov., South Africa, to Namib Desert, Namibia.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Revised by Meester (1964).