The tail of a jird is generally shorter than the head and body. Bacteria can be transmitted to the Sundevall's jird by the flea biting the rodent. The Indian desert jird is found in southeastern Iran and Pakistan to northwestern India. The midday jird lives in large colonies with complex social structures. The Indian desert jird has a grey-brown coat with yellowish-grey belly. The midday jird is found in much of central and eastern Asia. He also lent his name to the gerbil "Meriones tristrami" (also called Tristram's jird). The Libyan jird is a common species in suitable habitat across its wide range. The midday jird is a common species in suitable habitat across its wide range. In Kazakhstan's lower Ili River, the wildcat mainly targets rodents, muskrats, and Tamarisk jird. The Libyan jird ("Meriones libycus") is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The king jird ("Meriones rex") is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The Libyan jird is native to North Africa and parts of Western and Central Asia. Other common English names are&colon; fat-tailed jird, fat-tailed rat, and beer mat gerbil. Vinogradov's jird ("Meriones vinogradovi") is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.