Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus)

 

Synonyms: Meriones erythrourus, Pallasiomys libycus

 

 

Meriones libycus is found in North Africa, Western and Central Asia (from Mauritania to Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Western China). It inhabits deserts and semi-deserts, e.g., stable sand dunes and wadis; enters cultivated fields. These jirds live alone or in small colonies. They feed on seeds, bulbs, tubers and leaves, and stores large quantities of food in the burrows.

 

		1956 Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus) Pirsagat, Azerbaijan Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		1959 Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus); juv. Pirsagat, Azerbaijan Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		1961 Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus); juv. Pirsagat, Azerbaijan Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		1963 Libyan Jird (Meriones libycus); juv. Pirsagat, Azerbaijan Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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