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Spalax zemni (Podolsk mole rat)

Synonyms: Glis zemni (homotypic); Spalax microphtalmus podolicus; Spalax podolicus; Spalax polonicus (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Podolsk mole-rat (Spalax zemni) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is an endemic of western and central Ukraine.
View Wikipedia Record: Spalax zemni

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Spalax zemni

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
49
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.77
EDGE Score: 3.93
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.036 lbs (470 g)
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Diet - Plants [2]  100 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  2 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  14 inches (35 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central European mixed forests Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Moldovia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
East European forest steppe Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine Palearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Pontic steppe Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine Palearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0