The king jird, Meriones rex, is a rodent in the family Muridae, order Rodentia, and belongs to the jird genus Meriones. It is found on the Arabian Peninsula, in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Published accounts of the species are short, and the encyclopedia article gives its distribution and classification without describing its biology in detail. The International Union for Conservation of Nature category recorded for it in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility is Least Concern, and the species is recognized as an accepted name in that database.
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It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source King jird (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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1. King jird (Wikipedia)
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It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Lead, range
It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead, rodent
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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