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Meriones hurrianae (Indian desert jird)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Indian desert jird, Meriones hurrianae, is a species of jird found mainly in the Thar Desert in India. Jirds are closely related to gerbils.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
26
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.55
EDGE Score: 2.45
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  70 grams

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Baluchistan xeric woodlands Pakistan, Afghanistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Mangroves
Indus Valley desert Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands Iran Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands
Northwestern thorn scrub forests India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert Iran, Iraq, Pakistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Thar desert India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hymenolepis diminuta <Unverified Name>[2]
Rictularia ratti <Unverified Name>[2]
Streptopharagus indicus <Unverified Name>[2]
Syphacia obvelata[2]
Trichuris barusi <Unverified Name>[2]
Vampirolepis fraterna[2]
Vampirolepis nana <Unverified Name>[2]
Xenopsylla astia[3]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Moscow Zoological Park
Sharjah Breeding Centre For Endangered
Zoologická a botanická zahrada Plzen

Range Map

Link to Map
Southern Asia;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Carleton M,D., 09-Jun-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Felisa A. Smith, S. Kathleen Lyons, S. K. Morgan Ernest, Kate E. Jones, Dawn M. Kaufman, Tamar Dayan, Pablo A. Marquet, James H. Brown, and John P. Haskell. 2003. Body mass of late Quaternary mammals. Ecology 84:3403 ♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 3International Flea Database
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011