Dahl's jird
| Dahl's jird | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Meriones |
| Species: | M. dahli |
| Binomial name | |
| Meriones dahli Shidlovsky, 1962 | |
Dahl's jird (Meriones dahli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Armenia and the neighboring Agri province of Turkey. Physically the Dahl’s jird most often has dark and brightly colored fur on its back with a lighter abdomen and black tail. Its external appearnce led many to presume that the Dahl’s jird was a member of the subspecies family M. meridianus dahli but it has been ranked up to a full species
References
- ^ Dando, T. (2021). "Meriones dahli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13162A22433617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T13162A22433617.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1235. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Bulut, S. 2009. Dahl's Jird/Meriones dahli. Turkey's Mammals. Downloaded on 3 October 2010.
Bulut, Ş.. (2022). The present status, distribution, demographics, and diet of the Dahl's Jird. Brazilian Journal of Biology , 82 , e237849. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.237849