Bushy-tailed jird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Bushy-tailed jird Sekeetamys calurus Least concern

Where the bushy-tailed jird lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 77 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Sekeetamys calurus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the bushy-tailed jird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bushy-tailed jird in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Egypt

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bushy-tailed jird endangered?

The bushy-tailed jird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bushy-tailed jird?

The bushy-tailed jird (Sekeetamys calurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Sekeetamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bushy-tailed jird

The bushy-tailed jird or bushy-tailed dipodil (Sekeetamys calurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus Sekeetamys. It is found in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bushy-tailed jird (revision 1380890516), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1017417 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).