Back عضل منغولي Arabic Meriones unguiculatus AST Ictupol (Meriones unguiculatus) AVK Монголска песчанка Bulgarian Jerbu petit de Mongòlia Catalan Meriones unguiculatus CEB Pískomil mongolský Czech Mongolische Rennratte German Meriones unguiculatus Spanish Mongoolia liivahiir Estonian
| Mongolian gerbil | |
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| Wild gerbil in Mongolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Meriones |
| Species: | M. unguiculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Meriones unguiculatus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)[2]
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The Mongolian gerbil or Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus) is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Gerbillinae.[3] Their body size is typically 110–135 mm (4+1⁄4–5+1⁄4 in), with a 95–120 mm (3+3⁄4–4+3⁄4 in) tail, and body weight 60–130 g (2–4+1⁄2 oz), with adult males larger than females.[4] The animal is used in science and research or kept as a small house pet. Their use in science dates back to the latter half of the 19th century, but they only started to be kept as pets in the English-speaking world after 1954, when they were brought to the United States. However, their use in scientific research has fallen out of favor.
- ^ Batsaikhan, N.; Tsytsulina, K (2016). "Meriones unguiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13171A22432999.en.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Milne-Edwardswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1239. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Waiblinger, Eva (2010). "The Laboratory Gerbil". The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals. pp. 327–347. doi:10.1002/9781444318777.ch23. ISBN 978-1-4443-1877-7.