Mongolian Jird

Mongolian Jird

Meriones unguiculatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

Mid-day Jird
LC

Mid-day Jird

Mammal

Meriones meridianus

Insufficient data
Great Gerbil
LC

Great Gerbil

Mammal

Rhombomys opimus

Insufficient data
Alashan Ground Squirrel
LC

Alashan Ground Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Spermophilus alashanicus

30–40% · Possible
Siberian Jerboa
LC

Siberian Jerboa

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Allactaga sibirica

Insufficient data
Desert Hamster
LC

Desert Hamster

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Phodopus roborovskii

Insufficient data
Hairy-footed Jerboa
LC

Hairy-footed Jerboa

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dipus sagitta

Insufficient data
Tarbagan Marmot
EN

Tarbagan Marmot

Mammal

Marmota sibirica

Insufficient data
Pallid Ground Squirrel
LC

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Mammal

Spermophilus pallidicauda

Insufficient data
Mongolian Hamster
LC

Mongolian Hamster

Mammal

Allocricetulus curtatus

Insufficient data
Andrews's Three-toed Jerboa
LC

Andrews's Three-toed Jerboa

Mammal

Stylodipus andrewsi

Insufficient data
Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa
LC

Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa

Mammal

Salpingotus crassicauda

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
70–80
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mongolian Jird in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Mongolian Jird sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mongolian Jird in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Mongolian Jird in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.

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