IRMNG - Spalacidae Gray, 1821

IRMNG taxon details

Spalacidae Gray, 1821

IRMNG_ID

109984 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109984)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Rodentia

Synonymised names

Aspalacidae Gray, 1825 · unaccepted

Rhizomyidae Miller & Gidley, 1918 · unaccepted (currently accepted as subfamily)

Direct children (36)

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Genus Cannomys Thomas, 1915
Genus Eospalax G.M. Allen, 1938
Genus Myospalax Laxmann, 1769
Genus Pannoniamys van de Weerd, de Bruijn, Wessels & Marković, 2021 †
Genus Pararhizomys Teilhard de Chardin & Young, 1931 †
Genus Pliosiphneus Zheng, 1994 †
Genus Pseudorhizomys Wang & Qiu, 2018 †
Genus Rhizomys Gray, 1831
Genus Sibirosiphneus Golovanov & Zazhigin, 2025 †
Genus Sinapospalax Sarica & Sen, 2003 †
Genus Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Tachyoryctes Rüppell, 1835
Genus Allosiphneus Kretzoi, 1961 † accepted as Eospalax G.M. Allen, 1938
Genus Anotis Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Aspalax Desmarest, 1804 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Aspalomys Gervais, 1841 accepted as Myospalax Laxmann, 1769
Genus Brachyrhizomys Teilhard de Chardin, 1942 † accepted as Rhizomys Gray, 1831
Genus Chrysomys Gray, 1843 accepted as Tachyoryctes Rüppell, 1835
Genus Episiphneus Kretzoi, 1961 † accepted as Myospalax Laxmann, 1769
Genus Macrospalax Méhely, 1909 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Mesospalax Méhely, 1909 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Microspalax Nehring, 1898 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Microspalax Méhely, 1909 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Myospalax Hermann, 1783 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Myotalpa Kerr, 1792 accepted as Myospalax Laxmann, 1769
Genus Nannospalax Palmer, 1903 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Nyctocleptes Temminck, 1832 accepted as Rhizomys Gray, 1831
Genus Ommatostergus Nordmann in Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Siphenus Gray, 1847 accepted as Myospalax Laxmann, 1769
Genus Siphneus Brants, 1827 accepted as Myospalax Laxmann, 1769
Genus Sphalax Froriep, 1806 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Tachyorictes Trouessart, 1881 accepted as Tachyoryctes Rüppell, 1835
Genus Talpoides Lacepède, 1799 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Ujhelyiana Strand, 1922 accepted as Spalax Güldenstädt, 1770
Genus Youngia Zheng, 1994 †
Genus Zokor Ellerman, 1941 accepted as Eospalax G.M. Allen, 1938

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Spalacidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109984 on 2026-02-21

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Sources (5)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

extant flag source Parker 82, PaleoDB [details]

habitat flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]