| Bushy-tailed jird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Sekeetamys Ellerman, 1947 |
| Species: | S. calurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sekeetamys calurus (Thomas, 1892)
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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. It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
- ^ Schlitter, D.; Shenbrot, G.; Amr, Z. & Kock, D. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sekeetamys calurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20089A115156643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20089A22422004.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.