Nannospalax ehrenbergi

(Nehring, 1898)

Middle East Blind Mole-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Spalacidae
Subfamily : Spalacinae
Genus : Nannospalax

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Nehring, A., 1898. Über mehrere neue Spalax Arten. Sitzungsber, d. Gesellsch. Naturforsch., Freunde z. Berlin, 10:151-183.

Original name as described

Spalax ehrenbergi

Other common names

Ehrenberg's Mole-rat · Palestine Mole-rat

Type material

ZMB 15202, ZMB 15203, ZMB 15204, ZMB 15205, ZMB 15206, ZMB 15207, ZMB 15208, ZMB 15209, ZMB 15210, ZMB 15211, ZMB 15212

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Jaffa (= Tel Aviv), Israel.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Libya · Egypt · Israel · Palestine · Jordan · Lebanon · Syria · Turkey · Iraq

Taxonomy notes

moved to Nannospalax from Spalax; includes carmeli, galili, golani, and judaei

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B., Ivanitskaya, E., Arslan, A., Arslan, E., & BUŽAN, E. V. (2012). Evolutionary history of mole rats (genus Nannospalax) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 105(2), 446-455. · Arslan, A., Kryštufek, B., Matur, F., & Zima, J. (2016). Review of chromosome races in blind mole rats (Spalax and Nannospalax). Folia Zoologica, 65(4), 249-301.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003793

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Spalax nehringi nevoi

(Coşkun, 1996)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

nevoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Dicle 124

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax Ehrenbergi var. ceyhanus

(Szunyoghy, 1941)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

ceyhanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM 4104.13

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

81, 84

Authority publication

Állattani Közlemények

Spalax berytensis

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

berytensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:13009 (= USNM:MAMM:A36859)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35086df86-4640-4c77-846c-1d3833e53bb1

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345431

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax ehrenbergi

(Nehring, 1898)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

ehrenbergi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 15202, ZMB 15203, ZMB 15204, ZMB 15205, ZMB 15206, ZMB 15207, ZMB 15208, ZMB 15209, ZMB 15210, ZMB 15211, ZMB 15212

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

pl. 2

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Happold (2013:145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)

Nannospalax (Spalax) ehrenbergi

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

ehrenbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

222

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

  1. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003793) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14326/22276839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spalax aegyptiacus

(Nehring, 1898)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791340

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax intermedius

(Nehring, 1898)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791341

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax kirgisorum

(Nehring, 1898)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

kirgisorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax Fritschi

(Nehring, 1902)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

fritschi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7931235

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax carmeli

(Nevo, E. Yu. Ivanitskaya, & Beiles, 2001)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

carmeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax galili

(Nevo, E. Yu. Ivanitskaya, & Beiles, 2001)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

galili

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax golani

(Nevo, E. Yu. Ivanitskaya, & Beiles, 2001)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

golani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax judaei

(Nevo, E. Yu. Ivanitskaya, & Beiles, 2001)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

judaei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

23

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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