''Myospalax'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are roden ...
s in the family
Spalacidae
The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, ...
. It contains these species of
zokor:
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False zokor, ''M. aspalax''
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Siberian zokor, ''M. myospalax''
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Transbaikal zokor, ''M. psilurus''
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by Erik Laxmann
Rodents of Asia