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

Sundevall's jird Meriones crassus Least concern

Where the Sundevall's jird lives, 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 7 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Meriones crassus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Is the Sundevall's jird endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Sundevall's jird?

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

About the Sundevall's jird

Sundevall's jird (Meriones crassus) is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and possibly Mali. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sundevall's jird (revision 1318189908), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769338 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).