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Libyan jird.
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: Large jird. Fur color brown yellowish dorsally with some black speckling, ventral color white. Ears are not pigmented. Tail reddish with black tuft (
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). Claws black. Hindfeet with partially hairy soles. Skull robust. Tympanic bullae large, extending beyond surpraoccipital, acessory tympanum present. Form of the suprameatal triangle of bullae distinguishes this species from
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, in being smaller and nearly closed at its posterior end. Upper incisors with anterior median groove (
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).
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA1BA52FF6DF8E0FED7ED12" bold="true" box="[199,314,1815,1840]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Localities</emphasis>
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:
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA1BA52FEE0F8E0FDF7ED12" bold="true" box="[330,538,1815,1840]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Previous records.</emphasis>
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AI-Jafr, Al-Mahammadia, Azraq, Qaşr al Ḩallābāt, Al Qaţrānah, (
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<bibRefCitation id="2F104B2CFFA1BA52FAA1F8EFFF3EED76" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" refId="ref31125" refString="Amr, Z. S. & Disi, A. M. (1988) Jordanian Mammals Acquired by the Jordan University Natural History Museum. Publication of the University of Jordan, Amman, 32 pp." type="book">Amr & Disi, 1988</bibRefCitation>
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); Al Hazīm, Azraq ash Shīshān, Al Wisad (
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<bibRefCitation id="2F104B2CFFA1BA52FD10F8CCFC0BED76" box="[698,998,1851,1876]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" refId="ref30224" refString="Abu Baker, M. & Amr, Z. (2003 b) Rodent diversity in the Northeastern Desert of Jordan, with special reference on the ecology of Gerbillus cheesmani. (Mammalia: Rodentia). Casopis Narodniho Muzea, Rada prirodovedna, 172 (1 - 4), 141 - 152." type="journal article">Abu Baker & Amr, 2003b</bibRefCitation>
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); Ad Dīsah (Abu Baker & Amr, 2004); Ash Shawmarī Wildlife Reserve (
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<bibRefCitation id="2F104B2CFFA1BA52FDB7F8A8FCDCED5A" box="[541,817,1887,1912]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" refId="ref30412" refString="Abu Baker, M., Qarqaz, M. & Amr, Z. (2005) Small mammal remains recovered from pellets of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) at Shawmari Wildlife Reserve, eastern Jordan. Casopis Narodniho Muzea, Rada prirodovedna, 174 (1 - 4), 12 7 - 129." type="journal article">
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Abu Baker
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA1BA52FD0DF897FD31ED5A" box="[679,732,1887,1912]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">et al</emphasis>
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., 2005
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).
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA1BA52FCEDF8A8FB7FED5A" bold="true" box="[839,1170,1887,1912]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Materials from owl pellets.</emphasis>
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Azraq Nature Reserve (Shehab & Ciach, 2008); Qaşr Al Kharanah (Obuch per. com.), Qaşr al Ḩallābāt (Obuch per. com.), Burqu' (Obuch per. com.), Ash Shawmarī Wildlife Reserve (Obuch per. com.).
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA1BA52FCCAF850FC1BEDE2" bold="true" box="[864,1014,1959,1984]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">New records</emphasis>
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. Omish, Swaqa, Bāyir (
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).
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA2BA51FF3DFC48FECDE9F6" bold="true" box="[151,288,959,981]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">FIGURE 56.</emphasis>
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The Libyan jird,
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(photo by Adwan Shehab).
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA2BA51FF3DF876FED3EDB4" bold="true" box="[151,318,1921,1943]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">FIGURE 57. A.</emphasis>
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Dorsal,
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. Ventral,
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Lateral views of the skull, and
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. Upper maxillary teeth for
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA3BA50FF3DFA8EFEF2EFAC" bold="true" box="[151,287,1401,1423]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 58.</emphasis>
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Distribution of the Libyan jird,
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA3BA50FF6DFA4BFEC1EFF7" bold="true" box="[199,300,1468,1493]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">Habitat:</emphasis>
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The Libyan jird is common all over the Syrian Desert; sharing its habitat with related species. It is known in Wādī ‘Araba and southern
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. Colonies are constructed in hard soil with abundant vegetation. Burrows are very complex and consist of many openings, nest and food chambers. Atallah (1977) reported that it feeds
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on
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, a common desert annual plant. This is a diurnal species, however, it may appear during the night.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="039B6556FFA3BA50FF6DF987FC6EEC8F" pageId="51" pageNumber="52" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFA3BA50FF6DF987FC6EEC8F" blockId="51.[151,1437,1468,1817]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA3BA50FF6DF987FECCECAB" bold="true" box="[199,289,1648,1673]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">Biology</emphasis>
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: The Libyan jird is reported to be solitary in some areas, but to form small colonies in others as in Jordan. Females give birth to 2–4 young (Osborn & Helmy, 1980).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="039B6556FFA3BA50FF6DF94FFE12ED3B" pageId="51" pageNumber="52" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="4B3E36DDFFA3BA50FF6DF94FFE12ED3B" blockId="51.[151,1437,1468,1817]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA3BA50FF6DF94FFED0ECF3" bold="true" box="[199,317,1720,1745]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">Remarks:</emphasis>
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This is a common species with a wide range of distribution in the arid regions of
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<collectingCountry id="3396764DFFA3BA50FABEF94FFA8FECF3" box="[1300,1378,1720,1745]" name="Jordan" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">Jordan</collectingCountry>
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||
. The karyotype from specimens collected from the Jordanian eastern desert (referred to as “
|
||
<taxonomicName id="8C814D5EFFA3BA50FBF2F92AFB50ECD7" baseAuthorityName="Duvernoy" baseAuthorityYear="1842" box="[1112,1213,1756,1781]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Meriones" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="51" pageNumber="52" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shawi">
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<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA3BA50FBF2F92AFB50ECD7" box="[1112,1213,1756,1781]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">M. shawi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
”) yeiled 2n=44 and FN=74 (Qumsiyeh
|
||
<emphasis id="79F5EACFFFA3BA50FEDBF8F6FE4FED3B" box="[369,418,1792,1817]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">et al</emphasis>
|
||
., 1986).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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