Siberian zokor

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Siberian zokor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Myospalax
Species:
M. myospalax
Binomial name
Myospalax myospalax
(Laxmann, 1773)
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The Siberian zokor (Myospalax myospalax) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Kazakhstan and Russia.

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References

  1. Cassola, F. (2016). "Myospalax myospalax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T14119A22277335. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14119A22277335.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.