Cheng's jird

Cheng's jird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Meriones
Subgenus: Pallasiomys
Species: M. chengi
Binomial name
Meriones chengi
Wang, 1964

Cheng's jird, Meriones chengi, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found only in China.

References

  1. Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). "Meriones chengi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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