Smith's zokor

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Smith's zokor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Spalacidae
Genus: Eospalax
Species:
E. smithii
Binomial name
Eospalax smithii
(Thomas, 1911)
Synonyms

Myospalax smithiiThomas, 1911

Smith's zokor (Eospalax smithii) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae, endemic to China.

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