Hottentot golden mole

The Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) is a species of mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, and possibly Lesotho. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry and moist lowland forest and dry shrubland and grassland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, savanna, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.^[2]

Hottentot golden mole[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Family:	Chrysochloridae
Genus:	Amblysomus
Species:	A. hottentotus
Binomial name
Amblysomus hottentotus (A. Smith, 1829)
Subspecies
Amblysomus hottentotus hottentotus Amblysomus hottentotus iris Amblysomus hottentotus longiceps Amblysomus hottentotus meesteri Amblysomus hottentotus pondoliae
Hottentot golden mole range

It has several subspecies, including the Zulu golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus iris).

In 2013 it was discovered that Hottentot golden moles prefer mates with larger penises.^[3]