Spalax sotirisi de Bruijn et al. 1970 (blind mole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: H. de Bruijn, M.R. Dawson, and P. Mein. 1970. Upper Pliocene Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Insectivora (Mammalia) from the isle of Rhodes (Greece). I, II and III. Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 73(5):535-584

Belongs to Spalax according to H. de Bruijn et al. 1970

Sister taxon: Spalax microphthalmus

Type specimen: IVAU Ma-1286 mandible dext with m1m2, a mandible

Ecology: fossorial herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Spalax sotirisi in the database

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