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Nannospalax
''Nannospalax'' is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and western Asia. It is one of two genera in the blind mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae), alongside ''Spalax''. Members of this genus are also known as small-bodied mole-rats. As with members of the genus ''Spalax'', they are completely blind, with their eyes being entirely covered by skin. Taxonomy and evolution Until 2013, members of this genus were grouped in ''Spalax'', but phylogenetic analysis indicates that both diverged during the late Miocene, about 7.6 million years ago, when a marine barrier formed between Anatolia and the Balkans. It also supports two different subgenera within this genus; ''Nannospalax sensu stricto'' (containing a single species) and ''Mesospalax'', which diverged from each other during the late Miocene or early Pliocene, after the uplift of the Anatolian Plateau''.'' Members of this genus are notable for their extreme chromosomal diversity, some of which may re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle East Blind Mole-rat
The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (''Nannospalax ehrenbergi'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Spalax'', but more recent phylogenetic evidence supports it and two other species belonging to the genus ''Nannospalax''. Of the three ''Nannospalax'' species, ''N. ehrenbergi'' is the only one to also belong to the subgenus ''Nannospalax'' (unless the potential species within ''N. ehrenbergi'' are also considered their own species). Possible cryptic species Cytogenetic studies have shown ''N. ehrenbergi'' in Israel may actually be a species complex containing several cryptic species with chromosome numbers 2n=52, 2n=54, 2n=58 and 2n=60. Close to the 'border line' of the niche of each subspecies there is mating between individuals from different subspecies/different 2n chromosome number. Birth of fertile offspring implies that speciation of the subspecies has not been completed. In 2001, four n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judean Mountains Blind Mole-rat
The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (''Nannospalax ehrenbergi'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Spalax'', but more recent phylogenetic evidence supports it and two other species belonging to the genus ''Nannospalax''. Of the three ''Nannospalax'' species, ''N. ehrenbergi'' is the only one to also belong to the subgenus ''Nannospalax'' (unless the potential species within ''N. ehrenbergi'' are also considered their own species). Possible cryptic species Cytogenetic studies have shown ''N. ehrenbergi'' in Israel may actually be a species complex containing several cryptic species with chromosome numbers 2n=52, 2n=54, 2n=58 and 2n=60. Close to the 'border line' of the niche of each subspecies there is mating between individuals from different subspecies/different 2n chromosome number. Birth of fertile offspring implies that speciation of the subspecies has not been completed. In 2001, four n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannospalax Ehrenbergi
The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (''Nannospalax ehrenbergi'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Spalax'', but more recent phylogenetic evidence supports it and two other species belonging to the genus ''Nannospalax''. Of the three ''Nannospalax'' species, ''N. ehrenbergi'' is the only one to also belong to the subgenus ''Nannospalax'' (unless the potential species within ''N. ehrenbergi'' are also considered their own species). Possible cryptic species Cytogenetic studies have shown ''N. ehrenbergi'' in Israel may actually be a species complex containing several cryptic species with chromosome numbers 2n=52, 2n=54, 2n=58 and 2n=60. Close to the 'border line' of the niche of each subspecies there is mating between individuals from different subspecies/different 2n chromosome number. Birth of fertile offspring implies that speciation of the subspecies has not been completed. In 2001, four new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Carmel Blind Mole-rat
The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (''Nannospalax ehrenbergi'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. Taxonomy It was formerly classified in the genus ''Spalax'', but more recent phylogenetic evidence supports it and two other species belonging to the genus ''Nannospalax''. Of the three ''Nannospalax'' species, ''N. ehrenbergi'' is the only one to also belong to the subgenus ''Nannospalax'' (unless the potential species within ''N. ehrenbergi'' are also considered their own species). Possible cryptic species Cytogenetic studies have shown ''N. ehrenbergi'' in Israel may actually be a species complex containing several cryptic species with chromosome numbers 2n=52, 2n=54, 2n=58 and 2n=60. Close to the 'border line' of the niche of each subspecies there is mating between individuals from different subspecies/different 2n chromosome number. Birth of fertile offspring implies that speciation of the subspecies has not been completed. In 2001, four new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Blind Mole-rat
The lesser blind mole-rat (''Spalax leucodon'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey and Ukraine. Prior to 2012, it was classified in the genus ''Spalax'', but modern authors tend to separate this and some closely related mole rat species into a separate genus named ''Nannospalax''. A cariological study showed that ''Nannospalax leucodon'' is a superspecies consisting of several cariologically distinct cryptic species. According to this definition there are four separate cariological forms in the Carpathian Basin, one of them endangered and another one vulnerable while insufficient data are available to evaluate the conservation status of the other two forms. One study directed towards life expectancy used this species by virtue of its incredible longevity performance, hypoxia and hypercapnia endurance, as well as cancer resistance. Looking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannospalax Leucodon
The lesser blind mole-rat (''Spalax leucodon'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey and Ukraine. Prior to 2012, it was classified in the genus ''Spalax'', but modern authors tend to separate this and some closely related mole rat species into a separate genus named ''Nannospalax''. A cariological study showed that ''Nannospalax leucodon'' is a superspecies consisting of several cariologically distinct cryptic species. According to this definition there are four separate cariological forms in the Carpathian Basin, one of them endangered and another one vulnerable while insufficient data are available to evaluate the conservation status of the other two forms. One study directed towards life expectancy used this species by virtue of its incredible longevity performance, hypoxia and hypercapnia endurance, as well as cancer resistance. Looking a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannospalax Xanthodon
The Anatolian blind mole-rat or Nehring's blind mole-rat (''Nannospalax xanthodon'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Armenia, Georgia, and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... References * Nannospalax Rodents of Europe Rodents of Asia Mammals described in 1840 Taxa named by Alexander von Nordmann Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatolian Blind Mole-rat
The Anatolian blind mole-rat or Nehring's blind mole-rat (''Nannospalax xanthodon'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Armenia, Georgia, and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... References * Nannospalax Rodents of Europe Rodents of Asia Mammals described in 1840 Taxa named by Alexander von Nordmann Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{muroid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Mole-rat
The blind mole-rats, also known as the fossorial or subterranean mole rats, are a subfamily (Spalacinae) of rodents in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and western & central Asia. The hystricognath mole-rats of the family Bathyergidae are completely unrelated, but some other forms are also in the family Spalacidae. Zokors (subfamily Myospalacinae), root rats, and bamboo rats (subfamily Rhizomyinae) are spalacids also sometimes referred to as mole rats. Blind mole-rats are in the family Spalacidae, but are unique enough to be given a separate subfamily, Spalacinae. Alternate opinions on taxonomy consider the blind mole-rats to be the only members of the family Spalacidae and rank other spalacid subfamilies as full families. Other authors group all members of the superfamily Muroidea into a single family, Muridae. The Spalacinae contains two genera and eight species. Some authorities treat all species as belonging to a single genus, ''Spalax'', but more recent studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalacinae
The blind mole-rats, also known as the fossorial or subterranean mole rats, are a subfamily (Spalacinae) of rodents in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and Western Asia, western & central Asia. The Hystricognathi, hystricognath mole-rats of the family Bathyergidae are completely unrelated, but some other forms are also in the family Spalacidae. Zokors (subfamily Myospalacinae), root rats, and bamboo rats (subfamily Rhizomyinae) are spalacids also sometimes referred to as mole rats. Blind mole-rats are in the Family (biology), family Spalacidae, but are unique enough to be given a separate subfamily, Spalacinae. Alternate opinions on Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy consider the blind mole-rats to be the only members of the family Spalacidae and rank other spalacid subfamilies as full families. Other authors group all members of the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Muroidea into a single family, Muridae. The Spalacinae contains two Genus, genera and eight species. Some autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalacidae
The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, mole-rats, and zokors. This family represents the oldest split (excluding perhaps the Platacanthomyidae) in the muroid superfamily, and comprises animals adapted to a subterranean way of life. These rodents were thought to have evolved adaptations to living underground independently until recent genetic studies demonstrated they form a monophyletic group. Members of the Spalacidae are often placed in the family Muridae along with all other members of the Muroidea. Characteristics Spalacids are mouse- to rat-sized rodents, adapted to burrowing and living underground. They have short limbs, wedge-shaped skulls, strong neck muscles, large incisor teeth, and small eyes and external ears. In the zokors, which dig primarily with their feet, rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in this genus are found in eastern Europe and western & central Asia. They are completely blind and have a subterranean lifestyle. Taxonomy Prior to 2013, ''Spalax'' was widely considered the only member of Spalacinae, with all blind mole-rat species being grouped within it. However, phylogenetic and morphological evidence supported some of the species within it forming a distinct lineage that diverged from the others during the Late Miocene, when a marine barrier formed between Anatolia and the Balkans. These species were reclassified into the genus ''Nannospalax'', making ''Spalax'' one of two extant spalacine genera.'''' Species of genus ''Spalax'' *Mehely's blind mole-rat'', S. antiquus'' * Sandy blind mole-rat, ''S. arenarius'' * Giant blind mole-rat, ''S. giganteus'' *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |