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Mid-day jird
Adult weight : 0.053 kg (0.1166 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 7 years
Gestation : 23 days
Weaning : 21 days
Litter size : 6
Litters per year : 3
Mid-day jird
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Meriones meridianus
The Mid-day jird is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Facts about the mid-day jird
This illustration is of The Midday Gerbil (Meriones meridianus) is by the famous bird illustrator J G Keulemans (1842-1912) and published by the Indian Government in 1879 (Full text)
The Midday Gerbil (Meriones meridianus) is a gerbil of similar size and appearance to The Mongolian gerbil (M. (Full text)