Species of rodent
| False zokor |
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Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Spalacidae |
| Genus: | Myospalax |
| Species: | M. aspalax |
| Binomial name |
Myospalax aspalax
(Pallas, 1776) |
The false zokor (Myospalax aspalax) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in eastern Khentei and eastern Khingan in Mongolia and in the Onon River basin in Russia.
References
- Shar, S. & Lkhagvasuren, D. 2008. Myospalax aspalax. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 August 2008.
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Bazhenov, Y.A., Pavlenko, M.V. Distribution of Zokors (Myospalax, Rodentia) in Transbaikalia. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 47, 1235–1244 (2020). doi:10.1134/S1062359020090034
Extant species of family Spalacidae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Suborder: Myomorpha
- Superfamily: Muroidea
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Myospalacinae
(Zokors) | | Myospalax | - M. myospalax group: False zokor (Myospalax aspalax)
- Siberian zokor (Myospalax myospalax)
- M. psilurus group: Transbaikal zokor (Myospalax psilurus)
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| Eospalax | - Chinese zokor (Eospalax fontanierii)
- Rothschild's zokor (Eospalax rothschildi)
- Smith's zokor (Eospalax smithii)
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| Rhizomyinae | Rhizomys
(Bamboo rats) | - Hoary bamboo rat (Rhizomys pruinosus)
- Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis)
- Large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)
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Cannomys
(Bamboo rats) | - Lesser bamboo rat (Cannomys badius)
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Tachyoryctes
(Mole rats) | - Ankole African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ankoliae)
- Mianzini African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes annectens)
- Aberdare Mountains African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes audax)
- Demon African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes daemon)
- Kenyan African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ibeanus)
- Big-headed African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)
- Navivasha African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae)
- King African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes rex)
- Rwanda African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruandae)
- Rudd's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi)
- Embi African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes spalacinus)
- East African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens)
- Storey's African mole-rat (Tachyoryctes storeyi)
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Spalacinae
(Blind mole-rats) | | Nannospalax | - Middle East blind mole-rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi)
- Lesser mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon)
- Anatolian blind mole-rat (Nannospalax xanthodon)
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| Spalax | - Sandy mole-rat (Spalax arenarius)
- Middle East blind mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi)
- Giant mole-rat (Spalax giganteus)
- Balkan mole-rat (Spalax graecus)
- Greater mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus)
- Munzur mole-rat (Spalax munzuri)
- Kazakhstan blind mole-rat (Spalax uralensis)
- Podolsk mole-rat (Spalax zemni)
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Taxon identifiers |
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