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Greater Blind Mole Rat
Spalax microphthalmus Guldenstaedt, 1770
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Spalax microphthalmus Guldenstaedt, 1770
- Name authority
- Guldenstaedt, 1770
- Common name
- Greater Blind Mole Rat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Spalacidae
- Genus
- Spalax
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familySpalacidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilySpalacinae Gray, 1821
- genusSpalax Guldenstaedt, 1770
- speciesSpalax microphthalmus Guldenstaedt, 1770
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Spalax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Blind Mole RatSpalax arenarius Reshetnik, 1939 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Giant Blind Mole RatSpalax giganteus Nehring, 1898 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Balkan Blind Mole RatSpalax graecus Nehring, 1898 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Judean Mountains Blind Mole RatSpalax judaei Nevo, Ivanitskaya & Beiles, 2001 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Podolsk Blind Mole RatSpalax zemni (Erxleben, 1777) | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mt Carmel Blind Mole RatSpalax carmeli Nevo, Ivanitskaya & Beiles, 2001 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Middle East Blind Mole RatSpalax ehrenbergi Nehring, 1898 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Upper Galilee Mountains Blind Mole RatSpalax galili Nevo, Ivanitskaya & Beiles, 2001 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Blind Mole RatSpalax leucodon Nordmann, 1840 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nehring's Blind Mole RatSpalax nehringi (Satunin, 1898) | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kazakhstan Blind Mole RatSpalax uralensis Tiflov & Usov, 1939 | SpalacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mus typhlus Pallus, 1779 Pallus, 1779 | synonym |
| Spalax pallasii Nordmann, 1839 Nordmann, 1839 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633023 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4YDZ5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.