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MammalMAP:   33340
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318DC
Observer:   Conradie Marius
Date of record:   2020-09-09
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   my dog cornered this big guy. have him alive. where do i take him?
Last updated:   2020-09-10 10:13:14
Sp. code:   105950
Species name:   Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris) asiatica
Common name:   Cape Golden Mole -- Cape Golden Mole
Family:   Chrysochloridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   cape dune mole-rat
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-33340
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 33340 - photo: 1
VM-number: 33340 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   If injured, phone closest vet. If not, release in a safe space close-by (it's a garden specie...).
Date:   2020-09-10 10:13:14
Species name:   Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris) asiatica -- Cape Golden Mole; Cape Golden Mole
Species code:   105950

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