Spalax microphthalmus

von Güldenstädt, 1770

Greater 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 : Spalax

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Güldenstädt, J.A. von. 1770. Spalax, novum glirium genus. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 14(1):409-440.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914312

Original name as described

Spalax microphthalmus

Other common names

Greater Mole-rat

Type locality

Novokhoper Steppe, Voronezhskaya Oblast, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ukraine · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003801

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.

Talpoïdes typhlus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

typhlus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033419

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Spalax typhlus

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

typhlus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

viii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:viii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Blyth (1863:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Georychus typhlus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

typhlus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207717

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Spalax tiphlus

Lesson, 1842

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

tiphlus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

123

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spalax microphthalmus microphthalmus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

microphthalmus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Spalax microphthalmus typhlus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

typhlus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Spalax microphthalmus

von Güldenstädt, 1770

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

microphthalmus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

411

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36914312

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20430/2772472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Spalax maior

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

maior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

377

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873174

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:377, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Mus typhlus

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

typhlus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

76, 154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494904 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494982

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Talpoïdes typhlis

(de Lacépède, 1799)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

typhlis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Paris

Spalax pallasii

Nordmann, 1839

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

pallasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

200

Authority publication

Bulletin Scientifique publié par l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg

Name usages

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

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