The king jird (Meriones rex) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
| King jird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Meriones |
| Species: | M. rex
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| Binomial name | |
| Meriones rex Yerbury & Thomas, 1895
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References
edit- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Meriones rex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13167A115110407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13167A22433348.en. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1237. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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