Family

Golden Moles

Chrysochloridae

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderAfrosoricida (Golden Moles and Tenrecs)
FamilyChrysochloridae (Golden Moles)

Species in this group

Eremitalpa granti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Chrysochloris asiatica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Golden Moles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 13 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	~10%
	Grant's Golden Mole			~10%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Cape Golden Mole			~10%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Cape Golden Mole			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Cape Golden Mole			~10%

Golden Moles

Species in this group

Grant's Golden Mole

Cape Golden Mole

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Golden Moles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked