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title: "Greater Blind Molerat"
description: "Spalax microphthalmus — Mamíferos. The greater blind mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/greater-blind-molerat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greater Blind Molerat

> Spalax microphthalmus — Mamíferos. The greater blind mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae.

- Scientific name: *Spalax microphthalmus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 500
- Wikidata: [Q82434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44535](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44535)

## Names

- en: Greater Blind Molerat
- de: Ostblindmaus
- es: Rata topo grande
- fr: Spalax microphtalme
- nl: Oostelijke blinde muis
- pl: Ślepiec stepowy

## Countries with the most observations

RU (164), UA (56)

## Summary

The greater blind mole-rat (Spalax microphthalmus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Russia and Ukraine.

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

## Photo

![Greater Blind Molerat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greater-blind-molerat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Татьяна Прозорова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20022723

## Machine access

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