Meriones persicus

(Blanford, 1875)

Persian Jird

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Tribe : Gerbillini
Genus : Meriones
Subgenus : Parameriones

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blanford, W.T. 1875-11-01. Descriptions of new Mammalia from Persia and Balúchistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(95):309-313.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128194

Original name as described

Gerbillus persicus

Type material

ZSI 3058

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"in Persia [= Iran]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Iraq · Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · Turkmenistan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002962

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Meriones (Parameriones) persicus gurganensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1939

Family

Muridae

Root name

gurganensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-88881

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-88881

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Meriones ambrosius

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Muridae

Root name

ambrosius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d512d73b-264e-442e-a68b-b64681ef5c4f

Authority page

270

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688199

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Meriones persicus baptistae

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Muridae

Root name

baptistae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.7.69

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ed3e12ab-c493-4234-a672-211bed2d2e52

Authority page

934

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2050595

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Meriones rossicus

Heptner, 1931

Family

Muridae

Root name

rossicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-5499

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-5499

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Gerbillus persicus

(Blanford, 1875)

Family

Muridae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 3058

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128194

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Meriones persicus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Muridae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

166

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13166/22433231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Meriones persicus ambrosius

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

ambrosius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

646

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Meriones persicus persicus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

persicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

646

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Meriones persicus rossicus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

rossicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

646

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Meriones persicus suschkini

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

suschkini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

646

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Tatera suschkini

(Kashkarov, 1925)

Family

Muridae

Root name

suschkini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

51

Authority publication

Trans. Sci. Soc. Turkestan

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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