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Middle East blind mole-rat : ウィキペディア英語版 | Middle East blind mole-rat
The Middle East blind mole-rat or Palestine mole-rat (''Spalax ehrenbergi'') (also known as ''Nannospalax ehrenbergi'') is a species of rodent in the Spalacidae family.〔Musser, G. G. and Carleton, M. D. 2005. "Superfamily Muroidea". Pp. 894-1531 in ''Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference''. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore〕 ==Description==
The Middle East blind mole-rat weighs . It has light gray fur and four sharp teeth, two large teeth in the upper jaw and two smaller teeth in the lower jaw. It has a life span of up to 20 years and is notable for its adaptability to severe lack of oxygen. In Israel, the blind mole-rat is a major agricultural pest. It digs long tunnels up to 80 centimeters deep and stores onions and tubers in underground chambers.〔(Better check that mole: Has an Israeli biologist found the key to curing cancer? Haaretz )〕
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