Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family Spalacidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Rodentia Genus Spalax | |
Similar Middle East blind mole‑rat, Nehring's blind mole‑rat, Balkan mole‑rat, Chinese zokor, Sandy mole‑rat | ||
judean mountains blind mole rat piling mound
The Judean Mountains blind mole-rat (Spalax judaei) is an extant species of subterranean rodent within the family Spalacidae, indigenous to central Israel. Following the identification of S. judaei in 2001, Nevo et al. recorded specimens in the vicinity surrounding Kibbutz Lahav. This species, along with Spalax golani and, by a different mechanism, Heterocephalus glaber, appears to be immune to cancer.
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