Nannospalax nehringi

(Satunin, 1898)

Nehring's 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

Satunin, K.A. 1898-05-02. _Spalax Nehringi_ nov. spec. Zoologischer Anzeiger 21(558):314-315.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9739287

Original name as described

Spalax Nehringi

Type material

GNMT (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Kasikoporan, Armenia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Armenia · Iran · Georgia

Taxonomy notes

split from N. xanthodon

Taxonomy notes citation

Németh, A., Mizsei, E., Laczkó, L., Czabán, D., Hegyeli, Z., Lengyel, S., ... & Sramkó, G. (2024). 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/1006859

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 Nehringi

(Satunin, 1898)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

nehringi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

GNMT (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

314

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9739287

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Spalax monticola armeniacus

(Méhelÿ, 1909)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

armeniacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405253

Authority publication

Budapest

Name usages

  1. Méhelÿ (1909:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69131)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax monticola Nehringi

(Méhelÿ, 1909)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

nehringi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405244

Authority publication

Budapest

Name usages

Méhelÿ (1909:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405244) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69131)

Mesospalax leucodon armeniacus

(Dal', 1945)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

armeniacus

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)

Nannospalax nehringi

Savić & Soldatović, 1984

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

nehringi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority publication

Belgrade

Name usages

  1. Savić & Soldatović (1984:95) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68589)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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