Sundevall's jird

Sundevall's jird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Meriones
Species:
M. crassus
Binomial name
Meriones crassus
Sundevall, 1842
Synonyms

M. longifrons

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, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and possibly Mali. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.[1]

Sundevall's jird looking from one of the entrances of its burrow.
  1. ^ a b Granjon, L. (2016). "Meriones crassus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13161A22433449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13161A22433449.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.