Stuhlmann's Golden Mole
Chrysochloris stuhlmanni
Red List assessment
Least Concernon the IUCN Red List
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
The IUCN Red List assesses the Stuhlmann's Golden Mole as Least Concern.
- Genus
- Chrysochloris
- Red List category
- Least Concern
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Stuhlmann's Golden Mole
Is the Stuhlmann's Golden Mole endangered?
The IUCN Red List assesses the Stuhlmann's Golden Mole as Least Concern. The species is widespread and abundant enough not to qualify for any threatened category. It does not mean the species is safe forever, only that nothing in the current data raises an alarm.
What is the scientific name of the Stuhlmann's Golden Mole?
The Stuhlmann's Golden Mole is Chrysochloris stuhlmanni.
Other species in the genus Chrysochloris
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Chrysochloris stuhlmanni. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .
The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2015. Gary Bronner; IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)