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#0164 · 🦊 mammals

Greater Blind Molerat

🇳🇱 Oostelijke Blinde Muis ·Spalax microphthalmus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL
Greater Blind Molerat, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © GalinaGouz · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The greater mole-rat ( Spalax microphthalmus ) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Russia and Ukraine.

base stats

  • NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 505iNaturalist observations
  • threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
  • 505 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1770 (256 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Greater Blind Molerat
Nederlands
Oostelijke Blinde Muis
scientific name
Spalax microphthalmus
class
Mammalia
order
Rodentia
family
Spalacidae
IUCN Red List
LC · least concern
sightings in NL
0
sightings in Europe
222
sightings worldwide
505
GBIF records in NL
0
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1770 by Johann Anton Güldenstädt

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Spalacidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 44535, Wikidata Q82434, GBIF 2438883, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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