Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Spalacidae Scientific name Spalax golani | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Genus Spalax Rank Species | |
Similar Nehring's blind mole‑rat, Tachyoryctes rex, Demon mole‑rat | ||
The Golan Heights blind mole-rat (Spalax golani) is a rodent species in the family Spalacidae. It has been found on the Golan Heights (with records from Mount Hermon, Quneitra and Eliad ). This species, along with Spalax judaei and, by a different mechanism, Heterocephalus glaber, appears to be immune to cancer.
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