Nannospalax hungaricus
(Nehring, 1898)
Hungarian Blind Mole-rat
Distribution :
Hungary|Romania|Serbia|Bosnia & Hercegovina.
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Spalacidae |
| Subfamily | : Spalacinae |
| Genus | : Nannospalax |
| Subgenus | : Mesospalax |
Species status
Authority citation
Nehring, A. 1898-08-13. Mehrere neue Spalax-Arten. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1897:163-183.
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Original name as described
Spalax typhlus var. hungaricus
Type material
LHB (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Mezőhegyes, Hungary.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Hungary · Romania · Serbia
Taxonomy notes
split from N. leucodon, although some authorities still recognize this taxon as a subspecies of N. leucodon
Taxonomy notes citation
Németh, A., Mizsei, E., Laczkó, L., Czabán, D., Hegyeli, Z., Lengyel, S., Csorba, G. and Sramkó, G. 2024. Evolutionary history and systematics of European blind mole rats (Rodentia: Spalacidae: Nannospalax): Multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in a puzzling group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 190:107958. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107958 · Lukić, P., Bugarski-Stanojević, V., Đokić, M., Ćupić Miladinović, D., Kataranovski, D., Savić, I., & Jojić, V. (2026). Are five cryptic species of the European lesser blind mole rat, Nannospalax leucodon (Rodentia: Spalacidae), sexually dimorphic based on cranial variation?. Mammal Research, 71(3), 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-026-00872-y
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.
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