Podolsk blind mole-rat

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Podolsk blind mole-rat

Skull
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Spalacidae
Genus:	Spalax
Species:	S. zemni
Binomial name
*Spalax zemni* Erxleben, 1777

The Podolsk blind mole-rat or Podolian mole-rat (Spalax zemni) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to western and central Ukraine.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

It has a wide but severely fragmented range throughout Ukraine, ranging from the near the border with Poland south to near the border with Moldova, and east to central Ukraine. It primarily inhabits undeveloped steppe habitat, but also side roads, forest belts, agricultural fields, and even former military firing ranges.^[1]

Status

This species has a highly fragmented population, and the relatively wide range that this species is thought to have throughout Ukraine may be an overestimate for this reason. Data suggests that it has been declining since historical times due to shrinking of the steppe habitat, and it has been considered a rare species since the end of the 19th century. It is thought to be threatened by habitat loss due to cultivation and development, and is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N.; Zagorodnyuk, I. & Sheftel, B. (2008). "Spalax zemni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T42655A10741610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T42655A10741610.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Spalax zemni (Erxleben, 1777)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2022-03-09.

Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/ema/species/spalax_zemni.htm

Extant species of family Spalacidae

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Superfamily: Muroidea

Myospalacinae
(Zokors)

Myospalax	M. myospalax group: False zokor (Myospalax aspalax) Siberian zokor (Myospalax myospalax) M. psilurus group: Transbaikal zokor (Myospalax psilurus)
Eospalax	Chinese zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) Rothschild's zokor (Eospalax rothschildi) Smith's zokor (Eospalax smithii)

Rhizomyinae

Rhizomys (Bamboo rats)	Hoary bamboo rat (Rhizomys pruinosus) Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis) Large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)
Cannomys (Bamboo rats)	Lesser bamboo rat (Cannomys badius)
Tachyoryctes (Mole rats)	Ankole African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ankoliae) Mianzini African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes annectens) Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes audax) Demon African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) Kenyan African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ibeanus) Big-headed African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) Navivasha African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae) King African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes rex) Rwanda African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruandae) Rudd's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi) Embi African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes spalacinus) East African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) Storey's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes storeyi)

Spalacinae
(Blind mole-rats)

Nannospalax	Middle East blind mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi) Lesser mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) Anatolian blind mole-rat (Nannospalax xanthodon)
Spalax	Sandy mole-rat (Spalax arenarius) Middle East blind mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) Giant mole-rat (Spalax giganteus) Balkan mole-rat (Spalax graecus) Greater mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) Munzur mole-rat (Spalax munzuri) Kazakhstan blind mole-rat (Spalax uralensis) Podolsk mole-rat (Spalax zemni)

Category

Taxon identifiers
Spalax zemni	Wikidata: Q1766018 Wikispecies: Spalax zemni CoL: 6Z877 EoL: 1179802 EUNIS: 16432 Fauna Europaea: 305708 Fauna Europaea (new): 9324013b-560f-4fac-b94b-20e9dcdb1526 GBIF: 2438881 iNaturalist: 44533 IRMNG: 10457065 ITIS: 633024 IUCN: 42655 MDD: 1003803 MSW: 13000038 NCBI: 42150 Observation.org: 87715 Open Tree of Life: 584369

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