Moroccan jird
Moroccan jird | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Meriones |
Species: | M. grandis |
Binomial name | |
Meriones grandis Cabrera, 1907 |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hutterer, R. (2008). "Meriones grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ 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.