Spalax uralensis

Tiflov & Usov, 1939

Kazakhstan 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

Tiflov, V.E. and Usov, Ya.A. 1939. К изучению некоторых грызунов и их эктопаразитов Западно-Казахстанской области. Вестник микробиологии, эпидемиологии и паразитологии 17(1-2):141-144.

Authority publication link

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/pdf/tifilov_usov_1939.pdf

Original name as described

Spalax uralensis

Other common names

Ural Blind Mole-rat

Type material

ZMMU S-150746

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Chingerlauz region, W Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003802

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 uralensis

Tiflov & Usov, 1939

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

uralensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-150746

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Вестник микробиологии, эпидемиологии и паразитологии

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003802) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136581/115210023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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