King jird

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{speciesbox

| name = King jird

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Cassola, F. |year=2016 |title=Meriones rex |errata=2017 |page=e.T13167A115110407 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13167A22433348.en |access-date=21 February 2022}}

| genus = Meriones

| species = rex

| authority = Yerbury & Thomas, 1895

}}

The king jird (Meriones rex) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.