Giant Mole Rat
Spalax giganteus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Spalacidae
The giant blind mole-rat (Spalax giganteus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to the North Caucasus region of Russia. It feeds on roots and tubers and lives underground in a burrow that it digs with its teeth. Distribution and habitat The giant blind mole-rat is native to the North Caucasus, Chechnya, and southern Kalmykia located between the northern ends of the Caspian and Black Seas.
Spalax est un genre de rongeurs de la famille des Spalacidés, comprenant les rats-taupes d'Ukraine, appelés aussi souris-taupe. La composition de ce genre semble remise en cause par les études chromosomiques entreprises sur ce type d'animaux au cours des années 1980. Liste des espèces Selon Mammal Species of the World (version 3, 2005) (31 mai 2016) et ITIS (31 mai 2016) : Spalax arenarius Reshetnik, 1939 Spalax carmeli Nevo, Ivanitskaya and Beiles, 2001 Spalax ehrenbergi Nehring, 1898 Spalax galili Nevo, Ivanitskaya and Beiles, 2001 Spalax giganteus Nehring, 1898 Spalax golani Nevo,…
La rata topo gigante (Spalax giganteus) es una especie de roedor miomorfo de la familia Spalacidae. Distribución Es endémica de Rusia.
Distribution
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