| LC control no. | sh 95010602 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | QL737.R666 |
| Topical heading | Mongolian gerbil |
| Variant(s) | Clawed jird Meriones chihfengensis Meriones koslovi Meriones kurauchii Meriones selenginus Meriones unguiculatus Sand rat Tamarisk gerbil |
| See also | Jirds |
| Found in | Work cat.: Loskota, W.J. A stereotaxic atlas of the Mongolian gerbil brain (Meriones unguiculatus), c1974. Grzineck's animal life encyc., 1975: v. 11, p. 345 (Clawed jird (Meriones unguiculatus)) Walker's mammals of the world, 5th ed.: v. 2, p. 734 (Jirds; M. unguiculatus) Corbet, G.B. World list of mam. spec., 3rd ed.: p. 175, under Meriones (jirds, gerbils; Sahara-China; Steppe, desert; M. unguiculatus; mongolian gerbil (clawed jird)) Viner, B. All about your gerbil, 1999: p. 2 (Gerbils (or more accurately, the Mongolian gerbil)) Aistrop, J.B. The Mongolian gerbil, 1968: p. 7 (Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus) Random House (gerbil 2. Also called tamarisk gerbil. A jird, Meriones unguiculatus, that is popular as a pet. Also, called sand rat.) Mammal species of the world: p. 558 (Meriones unguiculatus (Milne-Edwards); syn: chihfengensis, koslovi, kurauchii, selenginus) Wood, F.L. Guinness book of pet records, 1984: p. 130 (Gerbils. The best-known member of the gerbil family (Gerbillinae) is the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) or Clawed Jird) |
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