Nannospalax | |
---|---|
Lesser blind mole-rat (N. leucodon) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Spalacidae |
Subfamily: | Spalacinae |
Genus: | Nannospalax Palmer, 1903 |
Species | |
Nannospalax ehrenbergi |
Nannospalax is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and western Asia. It is one of two genera in the blind mole-rats (subfamily Spalacinae), alongside Spalax.[1][2] Members of this genus are also known as small-bodied mole-rats.[3] As with members of the genus Spalax, they are completely blind, with their eyes being entirely covered by skin.