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.
Arabian jird | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Meriones |
Species: | M. arimalius
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Binomial name | |
Meriones arimalius Cheesman & Hinton, 1924
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References
edit- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Meriones arimalius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13159A115109703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13159A22434113.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.