Zarudny's jird
| Zarudny's jird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Meriones |
| Subgenus: | Pallasiomys |
| Species: | M. zarudnyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Meriones zarudnyi Heptner, 1937 | |
Zarudny's jird (Meriones zarudnyi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan.
References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Tchabovsky, A. 1996. Meriones zarudnyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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