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Kazakhstan blind mole-rat

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Kazakhstan blind mole-rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Spalax
Species:
S. uralensis
Binomial name
Spalax uralensis
Tiflov and Usov, 1939

The Kazakhstan blind mole-rat or Ural blind mole-rat (Spalax uralensis) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to Kazakhstan, along the Ural River basin and the flood plains of the Uil, Temir, and Emba rivers.[2]

Whereas the species inhabits an area approximately 100,000 km2 in size, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) describes S. uralensis as rare and its habitat prone to overgrazing.[1] In 1993, Puzachenko's morphometric analysis demonstrated that the species was distinct from the giant blind mole-rat (S. giganteus).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tsytsulina, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Spalax uralensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136581A115210023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136581A22276758.en. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801882210.