King jird

King jird
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Meriones
Species:	M. rex
Binomial name
Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895

king jird (Meriones rex)

The king jird (Meriones rex) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

References

1. Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Meriones rex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T13167A115110407. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13167A22433348.en . Retrieved 21 February 2022.

• 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. 1237. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.