Indian desert jird Meriones hurrianae Least concern
Where the Indian desert jird lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 16 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Meriones hurrianae |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Indian desert jird live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian desert jird in 1 country or territory across Asia.
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 Indian desert jird endangered?
The Indian desert jird’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Indian desert jird?
The Indian desert jird (Meriones hurrianae) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Meriones. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Indian desert jird
The Indian desert jird or Indian desert gerbil (Meriones hurrianae) is a species of jird found mainly in the Thar Desert in India. Jirds are closely related to gerbils.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian desert jird (revision 1314645786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770166 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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