Indian desert jird Indian desert jird The Indian desert jird or Indian desert gerbil ("Meriones hurrianae") is a species of jird found mainly in the Thar Desert in India. Jirds are closely related to gerbils. The Indian desert jird is found in southeastern Iran and Pakistan to northwestern India. In India they can be found in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The Indian desert jird has a grey-brown coat with yellowish-grey belly. It is approximately long and has a tail long. The distinguishing characteristics include short ears, long black claws and orange incisors. Jirds inhabit desert and barren areas preferring firm soil. They are not
Indus Valley Desert Indian wolf, striped hyena, caracal, Indian leopard and the urial ("Ovis orientalis punjabensis") along with many rodents and other mammals. Meanwhile, the 190 species of bird in the desert include the red-necked falcon. Like the nearby Thar Desert the Indus Valley desert has little farming or grazing due to its hard climate and therefore the natural habitats are almost intact. However hunting still goes on and is a threat to caracals, wolves and other mammals. Indus Valley Desert The Indus Valley Desert is an almost uninhabited desert ecoregion of northern Pakistan. The Indus Valley desert covers an area of in