- King Jird
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King Jird Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: Meriones Subgenus: Parameriones Species: M. rex Binomial name Meriones rex
Yerbury & Thomas, 1895The King Jird (Meriones rex) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Meriones rex. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, Guy G.; Carleton, Michael D. (16 November 2005). "Superfamily Muroidea (pp. 894-1531)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Gerbils
- Gerbillinae stubs
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