Arabian jird

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Arabian jird

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Meriones
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.

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  1. ^ Stuart, S. N. (2008). "Meriones arimalius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  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. 1234. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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