Meriones_grandis

Moroccan jird

Moroccan jird

Species of rodent

The Moroccan jird (Meriones grandis) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. The species was first described by Ángel Cabrera in 1907.[2] It is endemic to Morocco, northern Algeria, and Tunisia.[1] It had been included as part of Shaw's jird (Meriones shawi), but was considered in 2000 to be a separate species.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hutterer, R. (2008). "Meriones grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    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. 1235. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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