Lesser blind mole-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser blind mole-rat lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Spalax leucodon
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Spalacidae

Where does the lesser blind mole-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser blind mole-rat in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

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.

What kind of animal is the lesser blind mole-rat?

The lesser blind mole-rat (Spalax leucodon) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Spalacidae, genus Spalax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser blind mole-rat

The lesser blind mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser blind mole-rat (revision 1370738155), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q548962 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).