Authority citation: Laxmann, E.G. 1773. Beskrifning på Djuret MUS Myospalax, palmis maximis, cauda brevi, oculis admodum parvis. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 34:134-139.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46782234
Original name as described: Mus Myospalax
Nominal names: laxmanni Beckmann, 1769 [nomen nudum] | myospalax (Laxmann, 1773) | laxmanni J. F. von Brandt, 1855 [nomen nudum] | laxmanni Cherskiy, 1873 | komurai Mori, 1927 | incertus Ognev, 1936 | tarbagataicus Ognev, 1936 | miospalax Agadjanian & Shunkov, 2018 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | krukoveri S. E. Golovanov & Zazhigin, 2023
Other common names: Siberian Zokor
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Spalacidae -- Subfamily: Myospalacinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZIN 66657
Type locality: near Paniusheva on Alei River, 100 km SE of Barnaul, Sommaren, Altai Krai, Russia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Russia (RUS)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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