genus
Spalax
Spalax is a genus in the family Spalacidae. This database currently files 30 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 30
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 23%
- Weight range
- 162.2 g – 520 g
Best-known members of Spalax
Ranked by popularity score.
Lesser blind mole-rat
Spalax leucodon
Greater blind mole-rat
Spalax microphthalmus
Middle east blind mole-rat
Spalax ehrenbergi
Giant blind mole-rat
Spalax giganteus
Bukovina blind mole-rat
Spalax graecus
Sandy blind mole-rat
Spalax arenarius
Podolsk blind mole-rat
Spalax zemni
Kazakhstan blind mole-rat
Spalax uralensis
How threatened is Spalax?
7 of 30 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 2 | 29% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 14% |
| LCLeast Concern | 4 | 57% |
All species in Spalax
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser blind mole-rat | Spalax leucodon | Spalacidae | Not recorded | 188.7 g | Not recorded |
| Greater blind mole-rat | Spalax microphthalmus | Spalacidae | Least Concern | 470 g | Not recorded |
| Middle east blind mole-rat | Spalax ehrenbergi | Spalacidae | Least Concern | 164.3 g | Not recorded |
| Giant blind mole-rat | Spalax giganteus | Spalacidae | Least Concern | 302 g | Not recorded |
| Bukovina blind mole-rat | Spalax graecus | Spalacidae | Vulnerable | 316 g | Not recorded |
| Sandy blind mole-rat | Spalax arenarius | Spalacidae | Endangered | 520 g | Not recorded |
| Podolsk blind mole-rat | Spalax zemni | Spalacidae | Endangered | 316.3 g | Not recorded |
| Kazakhstan blind mole-rat | Spalax uralensis | Spalacidae | Least Concern | 295.1 g | Not recorded |
| Golan heights blind mole-rat | Spalax golani | Spalacidae | Not recorded | 295.1 g | Not recorded |
| Nehring's blind mole rat | Spalax nehringi | Spalacidae | Not recorded | 180.7 g | Not recorded |
| Judean Mountains blind mole-rat | Spalax judaei | Spalacidae | Not recorded | 295.1 g | Not recorded |
| Mount Carmel blind mole-rat | Spalax carmeli | Spalacidae | Not recorded | 162.2 g | Not recorded |
| Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole-rat | Spalax galili | Spalacidae | Not recorded | 295.1 g | Not recorded |
| Mehely's blind mole-rat | Spalax antiquus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Anatolian blind mole-rat | Nannospalax xanthodon | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax abiissent | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax artus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax flavus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax guleki | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax inspirata | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax irenaeus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax karatasi | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax kastamonuensis | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax medialis | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax montanus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax occidentalis | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax tenebrosus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax victoriosus | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lyapunova’s blind mole rat | Spalax lyapunovae | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Nannospalax eflani | Spalacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |