Siberian zokor

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Siberian Zokor
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Spalacidae
Genus:	Myospalax
Species group:	M. myospalax
Species:	M. myospalax
Binomial name
*Myospalax myospalax* (Laxmann, 1773)

The Siberian zokor (Myospalax myospalax) is a species of rodents in the Spalacidae family. It is found in Kazakhstan and Russia.

References

Tsytsulina, K. 2008. Myospalax myospalax. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 August 2009.
Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Extant species of family Spalacidae

Myospalax	M. myospalax group: False Zokor (Myospalax aspalax) Siberian Zokor (Myospalax myospalax) M. psilurus group: Transbaikal Zokor (Myospalax psilurus)

Eospalax	Chinese zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) Rothschild's Zokor (Eospalax rothschildi) Smith's Zokor (Eospalax smithii)

Rhizomys (Bamboo rats)	Hoary Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys pruinosus) Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) Large Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis)

Cannomys (Bamboo rats)	Lesser Bamboo Rat (Cannomys badius)

Tachyoryctes (Mole rats)	Ankole Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ankoliae) Mianzini Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes annectens) Audacious Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes audax) Demon Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes daemon) Kenyan African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ibeanus) Big-headed Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus) Naivasha Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes naivashae) King Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes rex) Ruanda Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ruandae) Rudd's Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes ruddi) Embi Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes spalacinus) East African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) Storey's African Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes storeyi)

Spalacinae
(Blind mole rats)

Spalax

Category

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