Sekeetamys calurus - #4900

Bushy-tailed Jird
Geographic Distribution

Restricted to rocky and cliff habitat from E Egypt (east side of the Nile) through Sinai, SE Israel and SW Jordan into C Saudi Arabia.

Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Sekeetamys
Specific Epithet
calurus
Image Location
Germany, Saxony, Leipzig Zoological Garden
Image Date
23 July 2005
Photographer
KD Rudloff