---
title: "Westblindmaus"
description: "Nannospalax leucodon — Säugetiere. The lesser blind mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/lesser-blind-molerat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westblindmaus

> Nannospalax leucodon — Säugetiere. The lesser blind mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae.

- Scientific name: *Nannospalax leucodon*
- Category: `mammals` (Säugetiere)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 144
- iNaturalist taxon: [852247](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/852247)

## Names

- en: Lesser Blind Molerat
- de: Westblindmaus
- fr: Spalax occidental

## Countries with the most observations

UA (69), RO (14)

## Summary

The lesser blind mole-rat (Nannospalax leucodon) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_blind_mole-rat

## Photo

![Westblindmaus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-blind-molerat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liviu Chiriac · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/353720469

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-blind-molerat?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).