Species of mammals belonging to the gerbil subfamily of rodents
Tamarisk jird |
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Conservation status |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png) Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
Scientific classification |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Meriones |
Species: | M. tamariscinus |
Binomial name |
Meriones tamariscinus
(Pallas, 1773)[1] |
Synonyms |
Mus tamariscinus Pallas, 1773 |
The tamarisk jird or tamarisk gerbil[1] (Meriones tamariscinus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It prefers habitats with grass or shrub cover.[1]
Tamarisk jirds are relatively large in size (an adult can weigh 100–140 g). They are poorly adapted for digestion of cellulose and mainly feed on plant sources such as young leaves, and require large amounts of water.[2]
The tamarisk jird is a nocturnal animal and is also a strictly solitary animal. Males usually occupy larger home ranges compared to females, and interactions between individuals are very rare. Tamarisk jirds breed between March and October, usually producing 2–3 litters. Young jirds first emerge from their burrows between May and June, and they quickly disperse, rarely interacting with their siblings and mother. Tamarisk jirds reach sexual maturity at 70 days, but young males do not mate in their first year of age. For young females, less than half have been observed to breed in their first year of age, and this delay has been proposed to be associated with their delay in migration from their birth site.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Tsytsulina, K.; Formozov, N. & Sheftel, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Meriones tamariscinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13169A115110536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13169A22432783.en.
- ^ Kuznetsova, T. A.; Kostina, N. V.; Naumova, E. I.; Umarov, M. M. (2010). "Microbial nitrogen fixation in the gastro-intestinal tract of Kalmykia gerbils (M. tamariscinus and Meriones meridianus)". Biology Bulletin. 37 (5): 476–479. doi:10.1134/S1062359010050067. S2CID 21271958.
- ^ Tchabovsky, A.; Bazykin, G. (2004). "Females delay dispersal and breeding in a solitary gerbil, Meriones tamariscinus". Journal of Mammalogy. 85 (1): 105–112. doi:10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0105:FDDABI>2.0.CO;2.
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Tribes Ammodillini, Desmodilliscini, Gerbillurini, Taterillini |
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Ammodillini | |
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Desmodilliscini | |
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Gerbillurini | Desmodillus | - Cape short-eared gerbil (D. auricularis)
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Gerbilliscus | - Cape gerbil (G. afra)
- Boehm's gerbil (G. boehmi)
- Highveld gerbil (G. brantsii)
- Guinean gerbil (G. guineae)
- Gorongoza gerbil (G. inclusus)
- Kemp's gerbil (G. kempi)
- Bushveld gerbil (G. leucogaster)
- black-tailed gerbil (G. nigricaudus)
- Phillips's gerbil (G. phillipsi)
- fringe-tailed gerbil (G. robustus)
- savanna gerbil (G. validus)
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Gerbillurus | - Hairy-footed gerbil (G. paeba)
- Namib brush-tailed gerbil (G. setzeri)
- dune hairy-footed gerbil (G. tytonis)
- bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (G. vallinus)
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Tatera | - Indian gerbil (T. indica)
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Taterillini | Taterillus | - Robbins's tateril (T. arenarius)
- Congo gerbil (T. congicus)
- Emin's gerbil (T. emini)
- gracile tateril (T. gracilis)
- Harrington's gerbil (T. harringtoni)
- Lake Chad gerbil (T. lacustris)
- Petter's gerbil (T. petteri)
- Senegal gerbil (T. pygargus)
- Tranieri's tateril (T. tranieri)
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Tribe Gerbillini |
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Gerbillina | Dipodillus | - Botta's gerbil (D. bottai)
- North African gerbil (D. campestris)
- Wagner's gerbil (D. dasyurus)
- Harwood's gerbil (D. harwoodi)
- James's gerbil (D. jamesi)
- Lowe's gerbil (D. lowei)
- Mackilligin's gerbil (D. mackilligini)
- greater short-tailed gerbil (D. maghrebi)
- rupicolous gerbil (D. rupicola)
- lesser short-tailed gerbil (D. simoni)
- Somalian gerbil (D. somalicus)
- Khartoum gerbil (D. stigmonyx)
- Kerkennah Islands gerbil (D. zakariai)
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Gerbillus | Subgenus Hendecapleura: | - Pleasant gerbil (G. amoenus)
- Brockman's gerbil (G. brockmani)
- black-tufted gerbil (G. famulus)
- Algerian gerbil (G. garamantis)
- Grobben's gerbil (G. grobbeni)
- pygmy gerbil (G. henleyi)
- Mauritanian gerbil (G. mauritaniae)
- Harrison's gerbil (G. mesopotamiae)
- Darfur gerbil (G. muriculus)
- Balochistan gerbil (G. nanus)
- large Aden gerbil (G. poecilops)
- principal gerbil (G. principulus)
- least gerbil (G. pusillus)
- sand gerbil (G. syrticus)
- vivacious gerbil (G. vivax)
- Waters's gerbil (G. watersi)
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Subgenus Gerbillus: | - Berbera gerbil (G. acticola)
- Agag gerbil (G. agag)
- Anderson's gerbil (G. andersoni)
- swarthy gerbil (G. aquilus)
- Burton's gerbil (G. burtoni)
- Cheesman's gerbil (G. cheesmani)
- Dongola gerbil (G. dongolanus)
- Dunn's gerbil (G. dunni)
- Flower's gerbil (G. floweri)
- lesser Egyptian gerbil (G. gerbillus)
- Indian hairy-footed gerbil (G. gleadowi)
- western gerbil (G. hesperinus)
- Hoogstraal's gerbil (G. hoogstraali)
- Lataste's gerbil (G. latastei)
- Sudan gerbil (G. nancillus)
- Nigerian gerbil (G. nigeriae)
- occidental gerbil (G. occiduus)
- pale gerbil (G. perpallidus)
- cushioned gerbil (G. pulvinatus)
- greater Egyptian gerbil (G. pyramidum)
- Rosalinda gerbil (G. rosalinda)
- Tarabul's gerbil (G. tarabuli)
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Microdillus | - Somali pygmy gerbil (M. peeli)
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Rhombomyina | Brachiones | - Przewalski's gerbil (B. przewalskii)
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Meriones | Subgenus Meriones: | - Tamarisk jird (M. tamariscinus)
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Subgenus Parameriones: | - Persian jird (M. persicus)
- king jird (M. rex)
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Subgenus Pallasiomys: | - Arabian jird (M. arimalius)
- Cheng's jird (M. chengi)
- Sundevall's jird (M. crassus)
- Dahl's jird (M. dahli)
- Moroccan jird (M. grandis)
- Libyan jird (M. libycus)
- midday jird (M. meridianus)
- Buxton's jird (M. sacramenti)
- Shaw's jird (M. shawi)
- Tristram's jird (M. tristrami)
- Mongolian jird (M. unguiculatus)
- Vinogradov's jird (M. vinogradovi)
- Zarudny's jird (M. zarudnyi)
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Subgenus Cheliones: | - Indian desert jird (M. hurrianae)
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Psammomys | - Sand rat (P. obesus)
- thin sand rat (P. vexillaris)
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Rhombomys | |
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Taxon identifiers |
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Meriones tamariscinus | |
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Mus tamariscinus | |
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