Spalax microphthalmus - #4749

Greater Blind Mole-rat
Mounds in the natural habitat dominated by Stipa spp.
Geographic Distribution

Steppes in Ukraine and S Russia between Dnieper and Volga Rivers, north to Orel-Kursk line, and south to Ciscaucasia.

Order/Family
Spalacidae
Genus
Spalax
Specific Epithet
microphthalmus
Image Location
Russia, Volgograd province, Surovikino, 48°38'40.38"N 42°42'13.57"E
Image Date
14 May 2016
Photographer
M Rusin