Species of rodent
False zokor |
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Conservation status |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png) 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
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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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Category |
Taxon identifiers |
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Myospalax aspalax | |
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