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