EN — Endangered

Spalax zemni

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

RODENTIA

Family

SPALACIDAE

Genus

Spalax

Spalax zemni belongs to the family SPALACIDAE, order RODENTIA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Caves and subterranean habitatsMajorForestMajorGrasslandMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

War, civil unrest & military exercises

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Resource & habitat protection
Species recovery
06 — Range

Found in 1 Country

Ukraine
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (EN).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUVUVulnerableENEndangeredLower local risk
EUVUVulnerableENEndangeredLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Spalax zemni (Spalax zemni). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/podolsk-mole-rat

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