Nannospalax hellenicus

(Méhelÿ, 1909)

Hellenic 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

Authority citation

Méhelÿ, L. 1909. Species generis Spalax. A földi kutyák fajai származás- és rendszertani tekintetben. A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Kiadása, Budapest, 353 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405274

Original name as described

Spalax monticola hellenicus

Type material

HNHM 2637

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Mount Parnassus, Greece.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Greece · Albania

Taxonomy notes

split from N. leucodon

Taxonomy notes citation

Németh, A., Mizsei, E., Laczkó, L., Czabán, D., Hegyeli, Z., Lengyel, S., ... & Sramkó, G. (2023). Evolutionary history and systematics of European blind mole rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae: Nannospalax): Multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in a puzzling group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 190, 107958.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006786

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 monticola hellenicus

(Méhelÿ, 1909)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

hellenicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM 2637

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405274

Authority publication

Budapest

Name usages

  1. Méhelÿ (1909:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69131)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax leucodon peloponnesiacus

(Ondrias, 1966)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

peloponnesiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

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

Spalax leucodon thessalicus

(Ondrias, 1966)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

thessalicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

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

Microspalax leucodon epiroticus

(Savić, 1982)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

epiroticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

539-584

Authority publication

Wiesbaden

Name usages

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

Nannospalax hellenicus epiroticus

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

epiroticus

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 hellenicus

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

hellenicus

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. Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba & Sramkó (2024:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63339)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Nannospalax hellenicus hellenicus

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

hellenicus

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. Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba & Sramkó (2024:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63339)

Nannospalax hellenicus peloponnesiacus

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

peloponnesiacus

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 hellenicus thessalicus

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

thessalicus

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 hellenicus nopcsai

Csorba, Mizsei, Czabán, & Németh in Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba, & Sramkó, 2024

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

nopcsai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM-MAM 2014.25.4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Name usages

Németh, Mizsei, Laczkó, Czabán, Hegyeli, Lengyel, Csorba & Sramkó (2024:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63339)

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