Golan Heights Blind Mole Rat

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Golan Heights Blind Mole Rat[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Spalax
Species: S. golani
Binomial name
Spalax golani

The Golan Heights Blind Mole Rat (Spalax golani) is a species of rodent in the Spalacidae family. The species have been found on the Golan Heights in the border area of Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan (records from Mount Hermon, Quneitra and El Al).

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  1. ^ Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 

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