Chinese zokor Eospalax fontanierii Least concern
Where the Chinese zokor lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 55 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Eospalax fontanierii |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Spalacidae |
Where does the Chinese zokor live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chinese zokor in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Chinese zokor endangered?
The Chinese zokor’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Chinese zokor?
The Chinese zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Spalacidae, genus Eospalax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Chinese zokor
The Chinese zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is endemic to China, ranging from Qinghai Province eastwards to Beijing in steppe and alpine grasslands. Henri Milne-Edwards first described it in 1867. Eradication programs in the 1990s in Qinghai Province resulted in a population decline to less than a third of the former population. It is considered common and has been assessed as Least Concern by IUCN.
An average adult weighs 256 g (9.0 oz) and newborn young weigh 9 g (0.32 oz).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinese zokor (revision 1313973155), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768933 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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