Cryptochloris zyli — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Afrosoricida/Chrysochloridae/Cryptochloris

At a glance

Occurrence records1

Data sources6

Biological traits13

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Cryptochloris zyli's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources13 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 records

01Narrative

Van Zyl's golden mole (Cryptochloris zyli) is a golden mole endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss. Golden moles are an ancient group of mammals who live mostly below ground. They have shiny coats of dense fur and a streamlined, formless appearance. They have no visible eyes or ears; in fact, they are blind – the small eyes are covered with hairy skin. The ears are small and are hidden in the animal's fur.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsPanTHERIA

Size & morphology3

Body mass21.09 g

⚠ sources differ — AmnioteDB: 21.09 g · EltonTraits: 25 g

Head body length84.85 mm

SVL9.0 cm

Diet & foraging4

Breadth1

Invertebrate40 %

Trophic levelcarnivore

Vertebrate ectotherm60 %

Habitat & environment2

Habitat breadth1

Terrestriality1.00

Physiology & chemistry2

Precipitation mean16 mm

Temperature mean167 decidegC

Other traits2

Activity cycle-999.00

Foraging stratumG

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 records

Museum / vouchered1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO4 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 1 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Cambridge, US	1

1 institutions · 1 of 1 vouchered records shown