Summary ²

The midday jird, or midday gerbil (Meriones meridianus), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae and native to sandy deserts in Afghanistan, China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. How this rodent received its common name is unclear as it is mainly nocturnal.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov, Arkhivov, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Meriones_meridianus_in_Mongolia.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriones_meridianus

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