Middle East blind mole-rat, Palestine mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) Middle East Blind Mole Rat or Palestine Mole Rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi or Spalax ehrenbergi)
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Middle East Blind Mole Rat or Palestine Mole Rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi or Spalax ehrenbergi)
Date 26 October 2007 (original upload date)
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The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. The Middle East blind mole-rat weighs 100–200 grams. Spalax ehrenbergi is found in Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Turkey. The natural habitat of the mole is Mediterranean-type shrubbish vegetation, and it is threatened by habitat loss. Order: Rodentia, Family: Spalacidae, Genus: Spalax, Species: Spalax ehrenbergi (Nehring, 1898), Synonyms: Nannospalax ehrenbergi.