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SpalaxMediterranean blind mole-rats(Also: Ukrainian blind mole-rats)

  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
    • Eumetazoametazoans
      • Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
        • Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
          • PhylumChordatachordates
            • Craniatacraniates
              • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
                • SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
                  • Euteleostomibony vertebrates
                    • ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
                      • Tetrapodatetrapods
                        • Amniotaamniotes
                          • Synapsidasynapsids
                            • ClassMammaliamammals
                              • SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
                                • InfraclassEutheriaplacental mammals
                                  • OrderRodentiarodents
                                    • SuborderMyomorphamice, rats, gerbils, jerboas, and relatives
                                      • SuperfamilyMuroideamice, rats, gerbils, and relatives

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  • KingdomAnimaliaanimals
  • PhylumChordatachordates
  • SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
  • ClassMammaliamammals
  • OrderRodentiarodents
  • FamilySpalacidaeblind mole rats, African mole rats, zokors, and bamboo rats
  • GenusSpalaxMediterranean blind mole-rats

Related Taxa

  • SpeciesSpalax ehrenbergiMiddle East blind mole rat