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Midday jird

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The midday jird (Meriones meridianus), also called the midday gerbil, is a rodent of the family Muridae native to sandy deserts in Central and East Asia. Its range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China, and it lives in sandy deserts, alluvial plains and arid sandy hill country with scattered scrub up to 1,600 m; it is common in the Aralkum, where it has colonised the dried sea bottom. It is a medium-sized species with a head and body of 95 to 134 mm, a tail of similar length and a weight of 30 to 60 g, with pale yellowish-grey to brown upperparts and white underparts. It lives in large colonies with complex social structures, digs burrows with tunnels up to 4 m long, and is mainly nocturnal. It eats mostly seeds and fruits, plus insects and some green plants, and stores small amounts of food. Numbers swing widely with winter weather and food, and it has been rated Least Concern since 2008.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Threats
Other or No Known Threats 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
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Child Taxon Of

Muridae, Taxa
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In Biome

Desert, Biomes
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Afghanistan

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
China

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Iran

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Kazakhstan

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Kyrgyzstan

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Mongolia

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Russia

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Quote, Distribution and habitat
The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Tajikistan

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Turkmenistan

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The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Uzbekistan

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Source Midday jird (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
Sources
1. Midday jird (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    The midday jird (Meriones meridianus), also called midday gerbil, is a rodent species in the family Muridae and native to sandy deserts in Central and East Asia.
  • Status
    the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "least concern"
  • Behaviour and ecology
    It is mainly nocturnal, but may emerge in daylight in autumn and winter.
  • Behaviour and ecology, diet
    Its diet consists mainly of seeds and fruits, but it also eats insects and some green vegetation.
  • Status, threats
    No special threats have been identified
  • Description
    The midday jird is a medium-sized species
  • Distribution and habitat
    The midday jird's range extends from Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia to Afghanistan, Mongolia and western China.
  • Child Taxon Of: Muridae, Lead, family
    The midday jird (Meriones meridianus), also called midday gerbil, is a rodent species in the family Muridae and native to sandy deserts in Central and East Asia.
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