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Nehring's Blind Mole Rat

Nannospalax xanthodon

Classification

The Anatolian blind mole-rat or Nehring's blind mole-rat (Nannospalax xanthodon) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. Taxonomy and evolution Nannospalax xanthodon was first described by Alexander von Nordmann in 1840, as Spalax typhlus xanthodon. A junior synonym, nehringi, has often been used for this species, and is sometimes used for a subspecies.

Distribution

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