# King jird

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{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
{{speciesbox
| name = King jird
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |year=2016 |title=''Meriones rex'' |errata=2017 |article-number=e.T13167A115110407 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13167A22433348.en |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| genus = Meriones
| species = rex
| authority = Yerbury & Thomas, 1895
}}

thumb|king jird (''Meriones rex'')
The '''king jird''' ('''''Meriones rex''''')  is a species of [rodent](/source/rodent) in the family [Muridae](/source/Muridae).
It is found in [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) and [Yemen](/source/Yemen).

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001150 | page = 1237}}

{{Gerbillinae|G1.}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q1768251}}

Category:Meriones (rodent)
Category:Mammals described in 1895
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

{{Meriones-stub}}

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