Cheng's jird

Cheng's jird (Meriones chengi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.^[2] It was named in honour of the Chinese zoologist Professor Tso-hsin Cheng. It is found only in the Turpan Depression of eastern Xinjiang, China.

Cheng's jird
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Meriones
Species:	M. chengi
Binomial name
Meriones chengi Wang, 1964