Sandy mole-rat

The sandy mole-rat (Spalax arenarius) is a species of rodents in the family Spalacidae endemic to Ukraine.

Sandy mole-rat
Spalax arenarius on a Ukrainian coin issued in 2005
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Spalax
Species:
S. arenarius
Binomial name
Spalax arenarius
Reshetnik, 1939

References

  1. Tsytsulina, K. & Zagorodnyuk, I. (2008). "Spalax arenarius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T20428A9198777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20428A9198777.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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