De Winton's golden mole

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q1770353
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De Winton's golden mole

Summary

De Winton's golden mole is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • De Winton's golden mole's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • De Winton's golden mole is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • De Winton's golden mole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • De Winton's golden mole belongs to the parent taxon Cryptochloris[6].
  • De Winton's golden mole is endemic to South Africa[7].
  • De Winton's golden mole's scientific name is Cryptochloris wintoni[8].
  • De Winton's golden mole's Commons category is recorded as Cryptochloris wintoni[9].
  • De Winton's golden mole's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. wintoni'}[10].
  • De Winton's golden mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "De Winton's Golden Mole"}[11].
  • De Winton's golden mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'De Winton’s Golden Mole'}[12].
  • De Winton's golden mole is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'De-Winton-Goldmull'}[13].

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Classification

De Winton's golden mole's scientific name is Cryptochloris wintoni[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cryptochloris[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "De Winton's Golden Mole"}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'De Winton’s Golden Mole'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'De-Winton-Goldmull'}[13].

Distribution

De Winton's golden mole is endemic to South Africa[7].

Identifiers

De Winton's golden mole's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42533[14]. De Winton's golden mole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 745252[15]. De Winton's golden mole's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178651[16]. De Winton's golden mole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5218453[17]. De Winton's golden mole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 633531[18].

Why It Matters

De Winton's golden mole ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · FlocciNivis · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Critically Endangered
    Aliases
    Image De Winton's golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni).jpg
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