The Persian jird is about 6 inches (15 cm) long and has a brush-tipped tail that is slightly longer than the body. They are brown with white bellies.
The Persian jird's natural habitats are dry rocky hillsides with little vegetation and semi-desert areas. They find shelter in either small burrows or under overhanging rocks. These jirds can also be found living near humans, such as under walls.
In the wild, Persian jirds eat dry plant material and grains, with small insects as a supplement.
Persian jirds usually have two litters a year, each with around seven pups.
Some people keep this species as a pet. They can live to be six or seven years old[citation needed]. They need large cages that allow climbing and leaping. The high abundance of Persian jird in many areas, as well as their several proper features, makes them a suitable species for biomonitoring programs (Khazaee et al. 2016).
Referencesedit
Barker, Julian. (1998-12) The Persian Jird. The Nibbler (Journal of the National Gerbil Society).
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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Khazaee, M., Hamidian, A. H., Shabani, A. A., Ashrafi, S., Mirjalili, S. A. A., & Esmaeilzadeh, E. (2016). Accumulation of heavy metals and As in liver, hair, femur, and lung of Persian jird (Meriones persicus) in Darreh Zereshk copper mine, Iran. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(4), 3860–3870.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-015-5455-x
^Molur, S.; Sozen, M. (2016). "Meriones persicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13166A22433231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13166A22433231.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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persian, jird, meriones, persicus, species, rodent, family, muridae, found, afghanistan, armenia, azerbaijan, iran, iraq, pakistan, turkey, turkmenistan, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphyl. The Persian jird Meriones persicus is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Iran Iraq Pakistan Turkey and Turkmenistan Persian jirdConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily MuridaeGenus MerionesSpecies M persicusBinomial nameMeriones persicus Blanford 1875 The Persian jird is about 6 inches 15 cm long and has a brush tipped tail that is slightly longer than the body They are brown with white bellies The Persian jird s natural habitats are dry rocky hillsides with little vegetation and semi desert areas They find shelter in either small burrows or under overhanging rocks These jirds can also be found living near humans such as under walls In the wild Persian jirds eat dry plant material and grains with small insects as a supplement Persian jirds usually have two litters a year each with around seven pups Some people keep this species as a pet They can live to be six or seven years old citation needed They need large cages that allow climbing and leaping The high abundance of Persian jird in many areas as well as their several proper features makes them a suitable species for biomonitoring programs Khazaee et al 2016 References editBarker Julian 1998 12 The Persian Jird The Nibbler Journal of the National Gerbil Society 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 pp 894 1531 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 Khazaee M Hamidian A H Shabani A A Ashrafi S Mirjalili S A A amp Esmaeilzadeh E 2016 Accumulation of heavy metals and As in liver hair femur and lung of Persian jird Meriones persicus in Darreh Zereshk copper mine Iran Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 4 3860 3870 https link springer com article 10 1007 2Fs11356 015 5455 x Molur S Sozen M 2016 Meriones persicus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T13166A22433231 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 2 RLTS T13166A22433231 en Retrieved 16 November 2021 nbsp This Meriones article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Persian jird amp oldid 1162646505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
