Libyan jird: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Libyan jird lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Meriones libycus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Libyan jird live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Libyan jird in 3 countries and territories 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 Libyan jird endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Libyan jird?

The Libyan jird (Meriones libycus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Meriones. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Libyan jird

The Libyan jird (Meriones libycus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Western China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent saline lakes, hot deserts, and rural gardens.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Libyan jird (revision 1314864460), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766096 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).