This species are critically endangered !!
Despite the protective measures that are being endangered species, laws are not always respected or enforced.
Species declared in danger may disappear forever if stringent measures are not taken quickly.
This is the case for these species and subspecies, their population is now very small and in a few decades, they have disappeared in the wild.
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| PHOTO |
COMMON NAME LATIN NAME |
DISTRIBUTION |
STATUS |
| Somali golden mole Calcochloris tytonis |
Somalia, only from Giohar (= Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi). |
IUCN 1996 : Critically Endangered - IUCN 2009 : Data Deficient |
| Visagie's golden mole Chrysochloris visagiei |
South Africa, only from Northern Cape Prov, Gouna (54 mi. [87 km] E Calvinia). |
IUCN 1996 : Critically Endangered - IUCN 2009 : Data Deficient |
| De Winton's golden mole Cryptochloris wintoni |
South Africa, Little Namaqualand, only at Port Nolloth, Northern Cape Province |
IUCN 1996 : Vulnerable - IUCN 2009 : Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) |
| Van Zyl's golden mole Cryptochloris zyli |
South Africa, only from Northern Cape Prov., Compagnies Drift, 16 km inland from Lamberts Bay |
IUCN 1996 : Critically Endangered - IUCN 2009 : Endangered B1ab(iii) |
| Tree Shrew tenrec, Wood nymph tenrec Microgale dryas |
Northeastern Madagascar, only from primary forest in Ambatovaky Special Reserve, Tamatave (16deg51'S, 49deg08'E), 600-750 m |
IUCN 1996 : Critically Endangered - IUCN 2009 : Vulnerable B1ab(iii) |
| Juliana's golden mole Neamblysomus julianae |
South Africa, Pretoria, Nylstroom/Nylsvley, and Kruger Nat. Park, Transvaal, Limpopo Prov |
IUCN 1996 : Critically Endangered - IUCN 2009 : Vulnerable B2ab(ii,iii) |