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Giant mole rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Spalacinae
Species : Spalax giganteus
The Giant mole rat, russian mole rat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the giant mole rat
A young / baby of a giant mole rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A giant mole rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the giant mole rat
Solid proof that the Great Giant Mole Rat is the Planar Emperor, commander of time, creator of Weetabix.
When present in the hunting range, giant mole-rats are the primary component of the diet. (Full text)
But I gotta go—the Giant Mole-Rats are coming! (Full text)
The giant mole rat is the main food item; other prey includes grass rats and hares. (Full text)
The giant mole-rat is found only in Bale N. (Full text)
1. Spalax, genus Spalax -- (type genus of the Spalacidae)Spalax
genus Spalax
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