Spalax zemni

(Erxleben, 1777)

Podolsk Blind Mole-rat

Threat display. Also as Podolian Mole-rat|Podolsk Mole-rat.
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Location:Ukraine, Mykolaiv province, Mykolaiv City, 46°55'20.10"N 32°06'08.78"EDate taken:Jul 30, 2017

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4752

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Spalacidae
Subfamily : Spalacinae
Genus : Spalax

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873167

Original name as described

Glis Zemni

Other common names

Podolian Mole-rat · Podolsk Mole-rat

Type locality

Ternopolsk region, Ukraine.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ukraine

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003803

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Glis Zemni

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

zemni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

370

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873167

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Arctomys Zemni

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

zemni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664276

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:252, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)

Hamster zemni

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

zemni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033418

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Spalax diluvii

von Nordmann, 1858

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

diluvii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Helsinki

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

podolica

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

podolica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435114

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:570, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax polonicus

Méhelÿ, 1909

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

polonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LvPM 261/430

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405368

Authority publication

Budapest

Name usages

  1. Méhelÿ (1909:194, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9405368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69131)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Spalax microphthalmus zemni

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

zemni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

554

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722855

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722855) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

Spalax zemni

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

zemni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

755

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42655/10741610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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