King Jird
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Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895 |
The King Jird (Meriones rex) is a species of rodent in the Muridae family. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Meriones rex. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.