Taxonomy Profile: Spalax ehrenbergi (Nehring 1898)

Spalax ehrenbergi: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Nannospalax ehrenbergi
Nehring 1898
Spalax aegyptiacus
Nehring 1898
Spalax berytensis
Miller 1903
Spalax intermedius
Nehring 1898
Spalax kirgisorum
Nehring 1898
Common Name(s):
Middle East Blind Mole Rat []
Palestine Mole Rat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Spalax ehrenbergi: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Spalacidae
Subfamily : Spalacinae
Genus : Spalax
Greater Blind Mole Rats |
Species : Spalax ehrenbergi
Middle East Blind Mole Rat |
Palestine Mole Rat |
Spalax ehrenbergi Direct Children(s):
Spalax ehrenbergi: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Spalax ehrenbergi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Osborn, Dale J., and Ibrahim Helmy
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1980-08-15 / 1980-08-15
Article/Chapter Title:
The Contemporary Land Mammals of Egypt (Including Sinai)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fieldiana Zoology, n.s., no. 5
Page(s):
1-579
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0015-0754
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747210
Reference for:
Spalax ehrenbergi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Spalax ehrenbergi
Spalax ehrenbergi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Spalax ehrenbergi: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as Nannospalax ehrenbergi
Comment:
Comments: A cluster of allopatric or parapatric species, each primarily diagnosed by unique chromosomal traits but lacking strong attendant morphological or other distinguishing features, expresses the current perception of S. ehrenbergi, and the reason it is referred to as the S. ehrenbergi superspecies (see reviews by Nevo, 1991; Nevo et al., 2001; Savic and Nevo, 1990). For more than 30 years, Israeli populations of this 'superspecies' have been the subjects of intensive research concerning evolut...
Comment:
Wilson and Reeder (2005) erroneously cite Spalax ehrenbergi Nehring, 1898 with parenthetical authorship