Spalax
Spalax is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, subfamily Spalacinae (blind mole-rats). It is one of two extant genera in the subfamily Spalacinae, alongside Nannospalax.
Species
Greater Blind Molerat
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilySpalacidae
Observations460
via GBIF
Research
284 papers- Aging without inflammaging: lesson from Spalax.Aging · 2020
- Cancer-free aging: Insights from Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies.Ageing research reviews · 2018
- Splice Variant of Spalax Heparanase Skipping Exon 12.
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- References
- Further reading
Spalax is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, subfamily Spalacinae (blind mole-rats). It is one of two extant genera in the subfamily Spalacinae, alongside Nannospalax.
Species in this genus are found in Eastern Europe and Western & Central Asia. They are completely blind and have a subterranean lifestyle.