Highveld golden mole

The highveld golden mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are forests, moist savanna, temperate shrubland and grassland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.^[2]

Highveld golden mole[1]
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Amblysomus
Species:	A. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Amblysomus septentrionalis Roberts, 1913
Subspecies
Amblysomus septentrionalis orangensis Amblysomus septentrionalis septentrionalis
Highveld golden mole range
Synonyms
Amblysomus iris septentrionalis