The midday jird (Meriones meridianus), also called midday gerbil, is a rodent species in the family Muridae and native to sandy deserts in Central and...
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the midday jird (Meriones meridianus), which is usually smaller. The hairs on the underside have white tips and grey bases whereas the midday jird has...
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Meriones (rodent) (redirect from Jird)
Moroccan jird, Meriones grandis Libyan jird, Meriones libycus Midday jird, Meriones meridianus Buxton's jird, Meriones sacramenti Shaw's jird, Meriones...
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libycus Midday jird, Meriones meridianus Buxton's jird, Meriones sacramenti Shaw's jird, Meriones shawi Tristram's jird, Meriones tristrami Mongolian jird (Mongolian...
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Mongolian gerbil (redirect from Mongolian jird)
The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus) is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae. Their body size is typically 110–135 mm...
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The Persian jird (Meriones persicus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi...
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The tamarisk jird or tamarisk gerbil (Meriones tamariscinus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan,...
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The bushy-tailed jird or bushy-tailed dipodil (Sekeetamys calurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Sekeetamys...
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Sundevall's jird (Meriones crassus) is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan...
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Buxton's jird (Meriones sacramenti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Negev desert and the northern coastal parts of the...
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The Indian desert jird or Indian desert gerbil (Meriones hurrianae) is a species of jird found mainly in the Thar Desert in India. Jirds are closely related...
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Shaw's jird (Meriones shawi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its natural habitats...
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Tristram's jird (Meriones tristrami) is a species of rodent that lives in the Middle East. It is named after the Reverend Henry Baker Tristram who collected...
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Dahl's jird (Meriones dahli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Armenia and the neighboring Agri province of Turkey. Physically...
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Basin revealed that their primary prey was the Yarkand hare followed by Midday jird, long-eared jerboa, poultry and small bird, fish, five-toed pygmy jerboa...
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The king jird (Meriones rex) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of...
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Cheng's jird (Meriones chengi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was named in honour of the Chinese zoologist Professor Tso-hsin Cheng....
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Zarudny's jird (Meriones zarudnyi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan. Kennerley, R. (2017)...
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are frequently kept as pets. Other common English names are: fat-tailed jird, fat-tailed rat, and beer mat gerbil. The fat-tailed gerbil is a medium-sized...
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The Moroccan jird (Meriones grandis) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. The species was first described by Ángel Cabrera in 1907. It is endemic...
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The Arabian jird (Meriones arimalius) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Cassola...
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Przewalski's gerbil (redirect from Przewalski's jird)
Przewalski's gerbil or Przewalski's jird (Brachiones przewalskii) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Brachiones...
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Arabian jird Cheng's jird Sundevall's jird Moroccan jird Indian desert jird Libyan jird Midday jird Persian jird King jird Shaw's jird Tamarisk jird Tristram's...
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Cheng's jird (M. chengi) Sundevall's jird (M. crassus) Dahl's jird (M. dahli) Moroccan jird (M. grandis) Libyan jird (M. libycus) midday jird (M. meridianus)...
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Meriones meridianus - midday jird Meriones sacramenti - Buxton's jird Meriones shawi - Shaw's jird Meriones tristrami - Tristram's jird Meriones unguiculatus...
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Vinogradov's jird (Meriones vinogradovi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Vinogradov's...
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Cheng's jird (M. chengi) Sundevall's jird (M. crassus) Dahl's jird (M. dahli) Moroccan jird (M. grandis) Libyan jird (M. libycus) midday jird (M. meridianus)...
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Cheng's jird (M. chengi) Sundevall's jird (M. crassus) Dahl's jird (M. dahli) Moroccan jird (M. grandis) Libyan jird (M. libycus) midday jird (M. meridianus)...
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where it lives alongside other small rodents including the Libyan jird, the midday jird and the great gerbil. These rodents are about four times more abundant...
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Subfamily: Gerbillinae Genus: Meriones Libyan jird, Meriones libycus LC Midday jird, Meriones meridianus LC Tamarisk jird, Meriones tamariscinus LC Genus: Rhombomys...
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