Meriones (Jirds) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Meriones unguiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

—Jan

—Feb

—Mar

—Apr

~60%

May

~80%

Jun

~80%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~80%

Sep

—Oct

—Nov

—Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Jirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 6 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 1	~80%
	Mongolian Jird			~80%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
3	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
4	Japan Monkey Centre	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
5	The Juana's Market	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
6	Тульский экзотариум (новая экспозиция)	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity

Jirds

Species in this group

Mongolian Jird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Jirds

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found