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Meriones vinogradovi Heptner, 1931

Vinogradov's Jird

Authority citation: Heptner, V.G. 1931. Notizen über die Gerbillinae (Mammalia, Muridae) III. Zoologischer Anzeiger 94(3-4):119-122.

Original name as described: Meriones vinogradovi

Nominal names: vinogradovi Heptner, 1931


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Muridae -- Subfamily: Gerbillinae -- Tribe: Gerbillini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZMMU S-5481

Type locality: Tabriz, Azerbaidjan, Iran.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Turkey (TUR) | Syria (SYR) | Armenia (ARM) | Azerbaijan (AZE) | Iran (IRN) | Iraq?

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


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