Meriones shawi - #745
Shaw's Jird
Front view, close-up
Geographic Distribution
Mediterranean littoral from E Morocco through N Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt to N Sinai, never found more than about 150 mi (240 km) inland.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Meriones
Specific Epithet
shawi
Image Location
UK, England, Surrey, Tolworth Laboratory Studio
Image Date
1982
Photographer
EJ Taylor