Buxton's jird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Buxton's jird Meriones sacramenti Vulnerable

Where the Buxton's 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 sighting (a central record among 22 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Meriones sacramenti
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Buxton's jird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Buxton's jird in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Israel

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 Buxton's jird endangered?

The Buxton's jird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Buxton's jird?

The Buxton's jird (Meriones sacramenti) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Meriones. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Buxton's jird

Buxton's jird (Meriones sacramenti) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Negev desert and the northern coastal parts of the Sinai Peninsula.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Buxton's jird (revision 1345868342), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763489 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).