Pictures and facts about the Persian jird

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Persian jird

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Gerbillinae
Species : Meriones persicus

 

The Persian jird is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Persian jird

"I found in a book a table with different Jird species' lengths, and here it says that Shaw's Jirds are around 14cm in length and Persian Jirds are 13-17cm in length with a tail of around 14-19cm long.

Lesser, greater and Mehely's horsechoe bats, lesser mouse-eared bat, Schreibers' bat, Tristram's and Persian jirds are abundant and stone marten is common there. (Full text)

A Persian Jird is similar to a large Mongolian Gerbil. (Full text)

Our Persian Jirds are actually litter trained and only use an old steel chin dust bath as a toilet - I just make sure it's changed regularly. (Full text)

Persian Jirds are nocturnal and h ave large eyes and ears that are very sensitive to noise. (Full text)

Persian Jirds Persian jirds are not as long as Shaw's Jirds from tip of nose to base of tail (at between 130-170 mm) but their tail is much longer adding up to 190 mm to their entire length. (Full text)

The active and nimble Persian Jird (Meriones persicus) is quickly gaining the popularity the Shaw’s Jird enjoys. (Full text)

Persian jirds are very peaceful, fights almost never occur. (Full text)

The Persian jird is a rather big jird, about 130-168 millimeters, the tail ads another 145-188 mm. (Full text)

Persian Jirds are not shy of taking advantage of human habitation. (Full text)

The Persian Jird is large. (Full text)