Life Mammalia Rodentia Gerbillidae

• Meriones persicus (Blanford, 1875) Iran, Trancaucasia, Turkey, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan. See [maps] Persian Jird

  • Gerbillus persicus Blanford, 1875; ; TL: Qohrud, 72 miles N. of Isfahan, Iran
  • ambrosius
  • baptistae; (Baluchistan)
  • gurganensis
  • rossicus
  • suschkini; (Turkmenistan)

  • Meriones (Parameriones) persicus; [CoL]
  • Meriones persicus; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895 SW.Arabia (Mecca - Aden). See [maps] King Jird

  • Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895; ; TL: Lahej, near Aden, S. Arabia
  • rex byryi Thomas, 1902; (Mountains N. of Aden)
  • philbyi

  • Meriones (Parameriones) rex; [CoL]
  • Meriones rex; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones hurrianae (Jerdon, 1867) Punjab, Kathiawar - Afghanistan, SE.Iran. See [maps] Indian Desert Gerbil

  • Gerbillus hurrianae Jerdon, 1867; (Punjab, India)
  • collinus

  • Meriones (Cheliones) hurrianae; [CoL]
  • Meriones hurrianae; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones vinogradovi Heptner, 1931 Armenia, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria. See [maps] Vinogradov's Jird

  • Meriones vinogradovi Heptner, 1931; (Persian Azerbaijan)

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) vinogradovi; [CoL]
  • Meriones vinogradovi; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones tamariscus (Pallas, 1773) Turkestan - Altai, Sinkiang (Dzungaria) - Kansu. See [maps] Tamarisk Gerbil

  • Mus tamariscus Pallas, 1773; ; TL: Mouth of R. Ural, Kazakhstan
  • ciscaucasicus; (N.Caucasus)
  • jaxartensis; (E. of Aral Sea)
  • kokandicus; (Fergana Valley)
  • satschowensis; (Kansu)
• Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892 Asia Minor - Caspian Sea, Iraq, NW.Iran, Syria, Irael, Sinai. See [maps] Tristram's Jird

  • Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892; (Dead Sea region, Palestine)
  • blackleri; (W. Asia Minor)
  • bodenheimeri; (Syria)
  • bogdanovi; (Azerbaijan)
  • intraponticus
  • kariateni
  • lycaon

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) tristrami; [CoL]
  • Meriones tristrami; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones unquiculatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) Mongolia (and surroundng areas), Sinkiang - Inner Mongolia - Manchuria. See [maps] Clawed Jird Mongolian Gerbil

  • Gerbillus unquiculatus Milne-Edwards, 1867; (N. Shansi, China)
  • chihfengensis
  • koslovi; (W.Mongolia)
  • kurauchii; (Manchuria)
  • Pallasiomys unquiculatus selenginus Heptner, 1949; ; TL: Kyakhta Mts, S. of L. Baikal, USSR
• Meriones meridianus (Pallas, 1773) Caucasus, Turkestan, Mongolia, Hopei, NE.Iran, Afghanistan, Chingai, Shansi. See [maps] Midday Gerbil

  • Mus meridianus Pallas, 1773; (Uralsk Region, Kazakhstan)
  • auceps; (Shansi)
  • brevicaudatus
  • buechneri; (Sinkiang)
  • cryptorhinus
  • fulvus
  • hepneri
  • karelinae; (NW. Kazakhstan)
  • lepturus
  • littoralis
  • massagetes; (Aral Sea)
  • nogaiorum; (N. Caucasus)
  • penicilliger; (Kara-Kum Desert)
  • psammophilus; (Inner Mongolia)
  • roborowskii
  • shitkovi
  • urianchaicus; (Mongolia)
  • uschtaganicus
  • Meriones merdianus dahli Shidlovskyi, 1962; Key to the rodents of Zacaucasia: 115; TL: Nakhichevansk ASSR, Armenia

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) dahli; [CoL]
  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) meridianus; [CoL]
  • Meriones meridianus dahli; [iNaturalist]
  • Meriones meridianus meridianus; [iNaturalist]
  • Meriones meridianus; [iNaturalist]
  • Meriones penicilliger; [iNaturalist]
  • Meriones psammophilus; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones shawi (Duvernoy, 1842) Morocco - N.Algeria - Tunisia - Egypt. See [maps] Shaw's Jird

  • Gerbillus shawi Duvernoy, 1842; (Oman, Algeria)
  • savii
  • albipes
  • auziensis
  • crassibulla
  • grandis; (Morocco)
  • isis; (Egypt)
  • laticeps
  • longiceps
  • richardii
  • sellysii
  • trouessarti

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) grandis; [CoL]
  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) shawi; [CoL]
  • Meriones grandis; [iNaturalist]
  • Meriones shawii; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1823 N.Africa, N.Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afhanistan, Turkestan - Sinkiang. See [maps] Libyan Jird

  • Meriones libycus Lichtenstein, 1823; ; TL: Near Alexandria, Egypt
  • aquilo; (Sinkiang)
  • arimalius; (Arabia)
  • caucasicus; (Azerbaijan)
  • collium; (SE. Kazakhstan)
  • edithae
  • erythrourus; (Afghanistan)
  • evelynae
  • eversmanni; (E. of Caspian Sea)
  • gaetulus
  • iranensis; (Iran)
  • marginae
  • mariae; (Rio de Oro)
  • maxeratis; (Kopet Dag)
  • melanurus
  • oxianus; (Bokhara)
  • renaultii
  • schousboeii
  • sogdianus; (Fergana)
  • syrius; (Syria)
  • turfanensis; (Sinkiang)
  • Meriones shawi azizi Setzer, 1956; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash 69: 205-206; TL: 5km S.E. of Derna, Cyrenaica, Libya
  • Meriones libycus auratus Ranck, 1968; ?Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275:; TL: Gheminez, Cyrenaica Province, Libya
  • Meriones erythrourus farsi Schlitter & Setzer, 1973; Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 86: 163-173; TL: 3km N. of Bariz, 50 km N. of Lar, Fars Prov., Iran

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) arimalius; [CoL]
  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) libycus; [CoL]
  • Meriones arimalius; [iNaturalist]
  • Meriones libycus; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones caudatus Thomas, 1919 Libya. See [maps]

  • Meriones libycus caudatus Thomas, 1919; (Tripolitania, Libya)
  • confalonierii
  • tripolius
  • Meriones caudatus amplus Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275: 165; TL: El Gatrum, Fezzan Prov., Libya
  • Meriones caudatus luridus Ranck, 1968; Bull. U.S. natn. Mus. 275: 173; TL: Bahr el Tubat, 21km E.S.E of Giarabub, Cyrenaica Prov., Libya
• Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842 N.Africa (Algeria, Niger - Egypt, Sudan), Arabia, Iran - Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842; (Sinai)
  • charon; (Iran)
  • ismahelis
  • longifrons; (W.Arabia)
  • pallidus; (Sudan)
  • pelerinus
  • swinhoei; (Afghanistan)
  • Meriones crassus asyutensis Setzer, 1961; J. Egypt. publ. Hlh Ass. 36: 82; TL: Wadi Asyuti, 13 miles S.E. of Asyut, Eastern Desert Governorate, Egypt
  • Meriones crassus perpallidus Setzer, 1961; J. Egypt. publ. Hlh Ass. 36: 68:Cairo-Alexandria road, 4km from Cairo, Western Desert Governorate, Egypt

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) crassus; [CoL]
  • Meriones crassus; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones sacramenti Thomas, 1922 Israel Buxton's Jird

  • Meriones sacramenti Thomas, 1922; ; TL: Ten miles S of Beersheba, Israel
  • legeri

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) sacramenti; [CoL]
  • Meriones sacramenti; [iNaturalist]
• Meriones zarudnyi Heptner, 1937 N.Afghanistan, NE.Iran, S.Turkmenistan. See [maps]

  • Meriones zarudnyi Heptner, 1937; (Afghan/Turkmenistan frontier)

  • Meriones (Pallasiomys) zarudnyi; [CoL]
  • Meriones zarudnyi; [iNaturalist]

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