| Midday jird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Meriones |
| Species: | M. meridianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Meriones meridianus (Pallas, 1773)
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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 East Asia. It has been listed on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern since 2008.[1]
- ^ a b Batsaikhan, N.; Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Meriones meridianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13165A115110242. Retrieved 8 August 2022.