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Gunning's golden mole
Gunning's golden mole (''Neamblysomus gunningi'') is a small mammal endemic to South Africa. It was listed in 2006 as an endangered species. Its decreasing numbers are due to habitat clearance or destruction and predation from domesticated cats and dogs. It is a burrowing animal and spends the majority of its time underground.
==Characteristics==
The upper parts are a dark golden-brown tinged with a slight iridescence and the underparts are a lighter brown with a golden sheen. It has a compact, streamlined body and a wedge-shaped head and pointed muzzle. It has muscular shoulders, short powerful forelimbs and strong digging claws. The third claw is enlarged and there is no fifth digit and only a vestigial first and fourth digit. The hind feet retain all five toes and are webbed to allow efficient backward shoveling of the soil loosened with the front claws.〔Piper, Ross. ''Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals''. Greenwood Press (2007).〕 The ears are buried in the dense fur and the vestigial eyes are covered by hairy skin. The length is between 11 and 13 centimeters. Males weigh 56 – 70 grams and females 39 – 56 grams.〔Bronner, G.N. and Jenkins, P.D. '' Mammal Species of the World''. Johns Hopkins University Press (2005)〕
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