. "IUCN3.1" . . . "Giant mole-rat"@en . . . "VU" . . . "The giant mole-rat or Russian mole-rat (Spalax giganteus) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in a limited area of Kazakhstan and southern Russia. It feeds on roots and tubers and lives underground in a burrow that it digs with its teeth. The IUCN has assessed it as being \"Vulnerable\"."@en .