Spalacidae, J.E.Gray, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5991887 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C32887CB-FFDA-BA29-FF3D-FF6FFE1BEB41 |
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Plazi |
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Spalacidae |
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Family Spalacidae View in CoL
This family includes the mole rats. They live entirely in underground tunnels and rarely seen on the surface. They feed on roots and bulbs. Their eyes and ears are vestigial and the tail is very much reduced. Limbs are reduced and not adapted for digging. The large head and the long incisors perform the digging activities (Harrison & Bates, 1991; Wilson & Reeder, 2005).
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