Golden Mole Stuffed Animal

Although scientists thought for years that golden moles were closely related to talpids the group that includes true moles like those you find in the UK shrews and hedgehogs recent genetic and anatomical analyses have shown without a shadow of a doubt that Chrysospalax trevelyani and the 20 other species of golden mole share a more recent common ancestor with aardvarks manatees.

Golden mole stuffed animal. Wildlife expert Steve Leonard travels to the desert and finds a golden mole hidingSubscribe. In respect to this what eats a golden mole. As its name implies the giant golden mole is the largest of its family and weighs up to 3 lb 15 kg.

They comprise the family Chrysochloridae and as such they are taxonomically distinct from the true moles family Talpidae and other mole -like families all of which to various degrees they resemble as a result of evolutionary convergence. This is true for species such as the blind mole rat as well as the elephant but nowhere is this more evident than in members of the family Chrysochloridae golden moles which have the largest malleus relative to body size of any animal. Wooden mole figurine Mole toy Wooden animal Wooden toy Wild animals Natural Toys Woodland animals Wooden mole toy.

Moreover recent molecular data place the Proboscidia elephants and the golden moles in the same clade the Afrotheria which also includes the Sirenia manatees. As you could imagine the life of the Golden Mole spending almost 100 of their life underground has lead to the evolution of several adaptations. Golden moles have a cylindrical body short limbs and no external tail.

Their fur shines and shimmers like the coat of a childs stuffed toy unicorn. However there are certain plant-eating rodents that can enter the burrow of a golden mole. The Cape golden mole has the soft dense fur typical of moles which may appear olive brown or grey depending on the direction of the light.

Termites are their favorite foods. It is a rare species and is now on the brink of extinction. The hairs on a golden mole reflect light in such a way to give the animal a sheen ranging in color from gold to green to purple.

Golden moles order Afrotheria family Chrysochloridae are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa Stuart and Stuart Reference Stuart and Stuart 2014. Electron microscopes revealed that the. Golden mole has very low metabolic rate and may enter the state of torpor kind of temporary hibernation which preserves energy.