Spalax - Wikipedia
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. [2] Species in this genus are found in eastern Europe and western & central Asia. [3]
Greater blind mole-rat - Wikipedia
The greater blind mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. [2] It is found in Russia and Ukraine.
Lesser blind mole-rat - Wikipedia
The lesser blind mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey and Ukraine. [2]
Blind mole rat | Burrowing, Nocturnal & Long-Lived Rodent
There are two genera of blind mole rats: lesser, or Mediterranean, blind mole rats (three species in the genus Nannospalax) and greater, or Ukrainian, blind mole rats (five species in the genus Spalax).
Spalax - AZ Animals
2023年9月21日 · The spalax is a genus of rodents that lives in Eastern Europe and Western and Central Asia. They are a kind of blind mole rat that is completely blind and spends its life underground. The spalax digs extensive burrows with living chambers, storage rooms, and even toilet rooms it walls off after they become full.
Hypoxia tolerance, longevity and cancer-resistance in the mole rat ...
2017年10月30日 · The blind subterranean mole rat Spalax shows a remarkable tolerance to hypoxia, cancer-resistance and longevity.
ADW: Spalacinae: INFORMATION
Eurasian or Ukrainian blind mole-rats, the Spalacinae, comprise a relatively small subfamily of Old-World fossorial muroid rodents. There are 13 species in 1 genus, Spalax. (Musser and Carleton, 2005) Geographic Range
Blind Mole Rats (Genus Spalax) - iNaturalist
The genus Spalax contains the blind, fossorial, or subterranean mole rats, which are one of several types of rodents that are called 'mole rats'. The hystricognath mole-rats of the family Bathyergidae are completely unrelated, but some other forms are also in the family Spalacidae.
Genome maintenance and bioenergetics of the long-lived hypoxia …
2016年12月9日 · The blind mole rat, Spalax, is a wild, solitary animal, and the Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel is certified by the Israel Nature and Park Authority, Science and Conservation Unit, to capture and euthanize Spalax individuals for scientific studies.
ADW: Spalax ehrenbergi: INFORMATION
Spalax ehrenbergi is a primary consumer and through its diet of underground plant roots, tubers, and seeds; it shapes and defines that plant biodiversity and availability in an ecosystem. The extensive burrowing and tunneling activitie of this species also affects the water, nutrient, and air composition of soils.