Lesser mole-rat

The lesser mole-rat (Spalax leucodon) is a species of rodents in the family Spalacidae found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Israel, Turkey, Iran and Ukraine. Recently, its taxonomic position is changing in the light of new scientific information. Firstly, modern authors tend to separate this and some closely related mole rat species from other Spalax species by classifying them into a separate genus named Nannospalax.

Lesser mole-rat

The lesser mole-rat (Spalax leucodon) is a species of rodents in the family Spalacidae found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Israel, Turkey, Iran and Ukraine. Recently, its taxonomic position is changing in the light of new scientific information. Firstly, modern authors tend to separate this and some closely related mole rat species from other Spalax species by classifying them into a separate genus named Nannospalax.