Libyan Jird
Meriones libycus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 55
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Libyan jird (Meriones libycus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Western China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent saline lakes, hot deserts, and rural gardens.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Libyan jird”.