Genus

Southern African Golden Moles

Amblysomus

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Amblysomus hottentotus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Amblysomus corriae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Southern African Golden Moles

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Hottentot Golden Mole			~10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Fynbos Golden Mole			Insufficient data
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Hottentot Golden Mole			Insufficient data

Southern African Golden Moles

Species in this group

Hottentot Golden Mole

Fynbos Golden Mole

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Southern African Golden Moles

Parks Ranked