Meriones tamariscinus
(Pallas, 1773)
Tamarisk Jird

Location:Russia, Moscow ZooDate taken:Jul 10, 2001
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 4888
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 | : Meriones |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Pallas, P.S. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Zweyter Theil. Erstes Buch vom Jahr 1770. Kayserliche Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 744 pp.
Authority publication link
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f707.itemOriginal name as described
Mus tamariscinus
Other common names
Tamarisk Gerbil
Type locality
Saraitschikowki (= Saraichik), Kazakhstan.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Russia · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Afghanistan · China · Mongolia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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