Meriones sacramenti
O. Thomas, 1922
Buxton's Jird
Distribution :
A small range in Israel (on coastal plain south of the Yarqon River and in the N Negev) and NE Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
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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 | : Pallasiomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1922-10-31. A new jird (Meriones) from southern Palestine. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)10(59):552-553.
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Original name as described
Meriones sacramenti
Other common names
Negev Jird
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1922.10.4.1
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Southern Palestine [= Israel]. 10 miles [= 16 km] south of Beer-sheba."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Egypt · Israel · Palestine
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 4 names and synonyms.
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