Nannospalax leucodon

(von Nordmann, 1839)

Lesser 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

Nordmann, A. von. 1839. [Livraisons 1-2]. Pp. 1–65 in Nordmann, A. von. 1840. Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, executé en 1837. Tome troisième. Ernest Bourdin et Co, Paris, 756 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63252034

Original name as described

Spalax typhlus leucodon

Other common names

Lesser Mole-rat

Type locality

near Odessa, Ukraine.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ukraine · Moldova · Romania · Bulgaria

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. bulgaricus, N. hellenicus, N. hungaricus, N. insularis, N. montanoserbicus, N. montanosyrmiensis, N. monticola, N. serbicus, and N. turcicus; moved to Nannospalax from Spalax

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.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003794

Country distribution map

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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 typhlus leucodon

(von Nordmann, 1839)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

leucodon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63252034

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Nordmann (1839:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63252034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69245)

Spalax dolbrogeae

(G. S. Miller, 1903)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

dolbrogeae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:122109

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32d86ec36-73a2-47a8-91c6-a1d29a3f375a

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2345430

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:889, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba & Sramkó (2024:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63339)

Spalax monticola dolbrogeae

(Méhelÿ, 1909)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

dolbrogeae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405288

Authority publication

Budapest

Name usages

Méhelÿ (1909:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69131)

Mesospalax leucodon

(Dal', 1945)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

leucodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority publication

Зоологический сборник

Name usages

Dal' (1945:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68601)

Spalax leucodon

(Shidlovskiy, 1962)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

leucodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

Tbilisi

Name usages

  1. Shidlovskiy (1962:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68819)
  2. Kurtén (1968:205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Nannospalax leucodon

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

leucodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Belgrade

Name usages

  1. Savić & Soldatović (1984:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68589)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba & Sramkó (2024:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63339)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14328/113301882) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nannospalax leucodon leucodon

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

leucodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority publication

Belgrade

Name usages

Savić & Soldatović (1984:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68589)

Nannospalax bulgaricus srebarnensis

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

srebarnensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

89, 95

Authority publication

Belgrade

Name usages

  1. Savić & Soldatović (1984:89, 95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68589)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba & Sramkó (2024:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63339)

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