Arabian jird

Arabian jird
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Meriones
Subgenus: Pallasiomys
Species: M. arimalius
Binomial name
Meriones arimalius
Cheesman & Hinton, 1924

The Arabian jird (Meriones arimalius) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

References

  1. Stuart, S. N. (2008). "Meriones arimalius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.