Moroccan jird
{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
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| name = Moroccan jird
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Meriones
| species = grandis
| authority = Cabrera, 1907
}}
The Moroccan jird (Meriones grandis) is a species of rodent from the family Muridae. The species was first described by Ángel Cabrera in 1907.{{MSW3 Muroidea | id = 13001145 | page = 1235}} It is endemic to Morocco, northern Algeria, and Tunisia. It had been included as part of Shaw's jird (Meriones shawi), but was considered in 2000 to be a separate species.
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Category:Mammals described in 1907
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