Moroccan jird

The Moroccan jird (Meriones grandis) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. The species was first described by Ángel Cabrera in 1907.^[2] It is endemic to Morocco, northern Algeria, and Tunisia.^[1] It had been included as part of Shaw's jird (Meriones shawi), but was considered in 2000 to be a separate species.^[1]

Moroccan 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. grandis
Binomial name
Meriones grandis Cabrera, 1907